Behind Amazon’s industry-leading water efficiency score

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By Heather ClancyJun 11, 2026, 11:58 am65 ptsTrending
As scrutiny of data center water consumption intensifies, Amazon is increasing its use of recycled water for cooling applications and running its servers at hotter temperatures to decrease its freshwater withdrawals. Amazon Web Services withdrew 2.5 billion gallons of water for its data centers in 2025, the…

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