Sustainability

County Supervisor Pete Candland resigned on Saturday, signaling a shift in power toward NIMBY community members in Prince William County and away from data center companies QTS and Compass.

A public interest group and two private citizens are suing the Prince William County Board of County Supervisors for their approval of the PW Digital Gateway, which makes way for data center zoning in rural, protected, and historic areas.

Here's a quick wrap-up of Data Center Knowledge's top sustainability coverage during the last 12 months.

Wendy Schuchart, Data Center Knowledge editor-in-chief, presents a close analysis of both Amazon and Google’s water management efforts.

Amazon Web Services today announced a sweeping program to measure, manage, and report data on water usage for its data centers worldwide. The firm also pledged to become water positive by 2030.

Microsoft agreed to buy a massive amount of clean energy to power a data center in Ireland, making it the second biggest corporate power-purchase agreement deal so far this year.

COP27 panelists discuss the impact of cloud computing on digital emissions.

An event in the heart of Data Center Alley helps local families fight food insecurity while giving the local bee population a much-needed boost.

Companies say they’ve made climate progress. But the science says otherwise. Here’s how creative math has fueled corporate claims.