By aligning our efforts with other data centers, we have been able to have a larger impact than any one of our sites could have achieved individually.
In our 2021 sustainability report we discussed at length how water consumption is embedded within electricity generation and how we work to minimize water consumption due to our operations and from the electricity we consume.
We select projects with multiple benefits to help us work toward several target topics at the same time; why get a vanilla carbon offset credit, when you can get one that also benefits biodiversity! These additional benefits include expanding or preserving wildlife habitat, reducing water stress, and improving communities.
For example, one way that we have pursued this strategy is through the purchase of Water Restoration Certificates® to increase water flows, improving both regional water stress for human use and also local wildlife habitat.