Data centers are black boxes, but California wants to change that
She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home, a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals.California Gov. That’s fueled partly by concerns about how difficult it is to see just how much electricity or water they’re actually gobbling up. California’s new disclosure rules won’t offer a full picture, but starting next year, data center operators will have to start sharing some of these details.
- ▪She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home, a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals.California Gov.
- ▪That’s fueled partly by concerns about how difficult it is to see just how much electricity or water they’re actually gobbling up.
- ▪California’s new disclosure rules won’t offer a full picture, but starting next year, data center operators will have to start sharing some of these details.
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