Data Centers in Germany Consume 13 Billion Litres of Water

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Greenpeace criticises the lack of upper limits in the water consumption of data centres. The organization is poking on cooling systems that can cope with less drinking water.

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According to a study, AI data centers in Germany used around 13 billion litres of water for cooling in 2025. This corresponds to the drinking water consumption of a large city.

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Operators would not yet comply with the reporting obligation for water consumption, Greenpeace criticises. In addition, cooling systems need to be able to cope with less drinking water.

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The expansion of artificial intelligence is increasingly resisting. After the US interim elections, technology stocks broke in. Now Greenpeace warns against the enormous water consumption of German data centers.