A 40 MW data center in Phoenix requires about 1.8 million gallons of water per year (~5.7 acre-feet) for adiabatic precooling to ensure the entering air temperature at an air-cooled chiller condenser inlet does not exceed 110°F. So how does this stack up against other water-intensive users in Arizona?

Higher performance compute. Higher density server racks. Higher demand for power. Fueled by an AI arms race, the data center industry has reached dizzying new heights. The one thing that must remain low amidst all the highs? Temperatures. GPUs and CPUs need to be kept cool, obviously. What may be less obvious is the fact that outdoor condensing equipment also requires sufficient circulation of relatively cool air to reject heat from the building.

Analogous to generators and UPS systems, Peak+ technology can be used as an essential backup solution. Sophisticated data centers are proactively installing Peak+ technology to protect against problematic scenarios in external CFD models.