How much water do data centres really use in the UK?

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How much water do data centres really use? Sky News technology correspondent Rowland Manthorpe visits a “waterless” data centre in London and reveals how much water data centres use in the UK and why the issue is more complicated than it first appears. Using figures from the Environment Agency, MOSL and others, Rowland compares the sector’s water use with other industries and looks at where the real pressure points could emerge as demand for AI grows. Chapters: 00:00 Inside a "waterless" London data centre 01:21 How many data centres use water in the UK 02:34 Data centres water use vs other industries 03:57 Why timing and location matters 04:41 The real pressure points #skynews #ai #datacenter #data #technology SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https://podfollow.com/thisiswhy To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales