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1671 - "It's The Boyfriend"
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Environmental Impact of Data Centers
This chapter delves into the environmental repercussions of the rapid growth of data centers primarily in Northern Virginia, emphasizing their substantial energy and water consumption. It discusses how data centers, crucial for processing vast amounts of digital data, are among the top water-consuming industries in the U.S., using 2% of the country's electricity. The chapter also touches on challenges like noise levels, resource utilization, and the debate over clean energy goals in the context of data centers.
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