Cooling + water · WI · microsoft-mount-pleasant
Company claimSaid by Microsoft (company) on 2024-12-09 in Microsoft design disclosure.
Checked 16 September 2026
Microsoft says its Mount Pleasant pilot will use closed-loop chip-level cooling without evaporating water for cooling.
What the evidence supports
Microsoft says Mount Pleasant will pilot the closed-loop design in 2026 and says sites using the new design will begin coming online in late 2027. This is a design claim, not an operating measurement.
Still unknown
Operating configuration, initial-fill volume, other site water uses, and measured withdrawal, consumption, and discharge.
Evidence details
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Microsoft design disclosure → Company
Exact location https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2024/12/09/sustainable-by-design-next-generation-datacenters-consume-zero-water-for-cooling/
What it supports Closed-loop cooling design, initial-fill boundary, Mount Pleasant pilot timing, and stated online timing.
Counterevidence
None recorded.
Next check
Mount Pleasant pilot operating evidence or a site-specific water-use disclosure
History
Correction · 16 September 2026 · Editorial classification update
microsoft-mount-pleasant → Cooling + water
Field Cooling + water
From Microsoft Mount Pleasant: Announced
To Microsoft says its Mount Pleasant pilot will use closed-loop chip-level cooling without evaporating water for cooling.
Why A source re-read replaced a generated status label with the exact company claim and restored a concise unit boundary.
Evidence No additional evidence link; see the linked record or claim.
Data + actions
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