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Meta fleet water-usage effectiveness as quoted in the SemiAnalysis cooling primer

0.20 L/kWhobserved

Value kindobserved — Reported measurements, counts, and specifications keep the precision and scope stated by their source; an exact specification is not treated as a range.
ScopeCompany-reported fleet figure for a mixed evaporative-assist fleet; a single hot-basin site posts far higher.
As of2025-02-13
SourceSemiAnalysis, Datacenter Anatomy Part 2 – Cooling Systems, 13 February 2025; states Meta operates at PUE 1.08 and WUE 0.20 and that a large water-cooled-chiller datacenter can post WUE above 2 L/kWh.
Reviewchecking…review by 2027-03-08 · standard cadence
Recorded changeslast 2026-09-16
Claim idp2b-15-4-meta-fleet-wue

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