Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and electricity usage
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- Improper redaction in Google Data Center reports revealed their electricity and water usage in Nebraska.
- Agate LLC (Lincoln) used 52.65 MW peak electricity and 13.299 megagallons (13 million gallons) of water last year.
- 13 million gallons equals about 20 Olympic-size swimming pools.
- Six Nebraska data centers reported a total of 765 million gallons of water used last year.
- Fireball Group LLC in Papillion reported the highest water usage: 547.88 megagallons.
- Google data centers expect significant tax refunds: $55.8M (Lincoln), $39.2M (Papillion), $22.6M (Omaha) from 2025 taxes.
- Agate LLC's gross floor area is 288,530 square feet (roughly five football fields).
- The reporting is required by Governor Pillen's July 20th Executive Order on data center impact.