Google Chills Out: Eliminates Chillers at Beligium Data Center

By Deborah Fleischer, Green Impact

According to Andrew Winston’s new book Green Recovery, the average data center uses as much energy as 25,000 households, and he reports, “There is a persistent and believable rumor that Google is the largest single energy user in the state of California.

Google acknowledges that data centers make up a big portion of their footprint. As part of their efforts to shrink the footprint of their new data center in Belgium, they are relying entirely on free air cooling.

Rather than using internal air-conditioning for cooling the hardware, Google is depending on the seasonal low temperatures in Belgium to provide free cooling at its new facility…. – CLICK HERE to Continue Reading and Comment

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Google Chills Out: Eliminates Chillers at Beligium Data Center