Oregon city drops fight to keep Google water use private - New Delhi Times - India Only International Newspaper

Residents of The Dalles, Oregon, are learning how much of their water Google’s data centers have been using to cool the computers inside the cavernous buildings — information that previously was deemed a trade secret. Google says its data centers in the Oregon town consumed 274.5 million gallons (1 billion liters) of water last year.…

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