France grapples with soaring datacenter electricity consumption
Electricity consumption at French datacenters surged 38% while water usage climbed 16%, revealing the growing environmental impact of digital infrastructure.
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Electricity consumption at French datacenters surged 38% while water usage climbed 16%, reve…
The fact
This increase occurs amid energy transition efforts and rising demand from artificial intelligence and cloud computing services.
Datacenter operators must improve energy efficiency through metrics like PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) to lower their environmental footprint.
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