Most data centers refusing to say how much water, electricity they use

A recent investigation has revealed that a significant majority of data centers in the Netherlands are withholding data regarding their precise water and electricity consumption. Despite the growing environmental concerns surrounding the massive energy demands of digital infrastructure and the cooling requirements of high-performance servers, operators remain largely opaque about their resource usage. Critics argue that this lack of transparency hinders efforts to assess the true environmental footprint of the tech industry, particularly as data centers continue to expand their capacity to support AI and cloud services. While some companies cite competitive sensitivity or security concerns for their silence, environmental advocates and local authorities are calling for stricter reporting requirements. As the demand for digital processing power continues to surge, the debate over the sustainability of data centers is expected to intensify, putting pressure on both operators and regulators to implement standardized environmental disclosure practices.