Adopts a cooling design that eliminates evaporative water loss, avoiding the large annual water draw of traditional cooling — a priority in arid basins.
| Climate | Coldapplicable | Temperateapplicable | Aridapplicable | Tropicalapplicable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water stress | Lowapplicable | Mediumapplicable | Highapplicable | |
| Land context | Greenfieldapplicable | Degradedapplicable | Brownfieldapplicable | Urbanapplicable |
| Community scale | Ruralapplicable | Townapplicable | Metroapplicable |
0–5 illustrative weighting of how this intervention builds each capital. Illustrative Example.
Verified operating project(s), externally cited.
Microsoft zero-water design — >125M L/yr avoided per DC; WI/AZ deployments 2026
| Figure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Water avoided per DC | >125,000,000 L/yrhigh conf. | Zero-water cooling · 2026 (citation) |
Microsoft’s zero-water cooling design avoids more than 125 million liters of water per data center per year, with 2026 deployments in Wisconsin and Arizona.
How it maps hereAnchor OPERATING water case; drives SYN-WATER; highest Natural score for arid sites.
Running these together in the Place Planner unlocks a synergy multiplier — each strengthens the others.
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