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'The government has all but forgotten that most data centres require water to cool their systems': Industry trade board warns UK government over data center thirst for resources

UK plans include trebling data center capacity (and likely, water consumption) by 2030
Daily average consumption doesn't reflect peak demand during times of stress
Water UK sets out three considerations to prepare for increased demand

Despite the nation wanting to treble its data center capacity by 2030, a key trade body has warned British government policies have not considered the rising demand for water.

At the moment, England's water resources forecasts, for example, exclude the likes of data centers and gigafactories.

"Water companies therefore have a limit placed on how much future water they can provide," Water UK wrote, warning that air cooling doesn't quite cut it due to the high expense and inefficiency compared with water cooling.

UK data center plans forget to mention water

With current estimations implying that Britain's data centers consume around 6.6 million litres per day, the equivalent of 20,000 homes, trebling capacity would...

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