Oxfam Criticizes Data Center Industry in Querétaro Over Water Use

Oxfam calls for regulation of Querétaro's data centers, citing water scarcity and colonial extraction logic.

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Oxfam issued a statement calling on the Mexican state to regulate the data center industry in Querétaro with strong public policies. ^[1] CloudHQ denied having presented an estimate of 900 megawatts per year for its data center campus in Colón, Querétaro. ^[2] Oxfam Mexico and Oxfam Intermon published a report this week claiming CloudHQ estimated an annual electricity consumption of 900 megawatts for its data center campus in Colón, Querétaro. ^[3] Amazon Web Services plans to be water-positive by 2030, returning 15 liters of water to the community for every 11 liters consumed by its data centers. ^[4] Amazon Web Services stated that its data centers are seven times more efficient in water usage than the industry average. ^[5] CloudHQ announced an investment of 4.8 billion dollars to construct six data centers in Querétaro. ^[6] The disputed estimate refers to the electricity consumption expected for CloudHQ's campus located in the municipality of Colón, in the state of Querétaro. ^[7]

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Oxfam issued a statement calling on the Mexican state to regulate the data center industry in Querétaro with strong public policies. · El Heraldo de México

CloudHQ denied having presented an estimate of 900 megawatts per year for its data center campus in Colón, Querétaro. · EL NORTE

Oxfam Mexico and Oxfam Intermon published a report this week claiming CloudHQ estimated an annual electricity consumption of 900 megawatts for its data center campus in Colón, Querétaro. · EL NORTE

Amazon Web Services plans to be water-positive by 2030, returning 15 liters of water to the community for every 11 liters consumed by its data centers. · El Heraldo de México

Amazon Web Services stated that its data centers are seven times more efficient in water usage than the industry average. · El Heraldo de México

CloudHQ announced an investment of 4.8 billion dollars to construct six data centers in Querétaro. · El Heraldo de México

The disputed estimate refers to the electricity consumption expected for CloudHQ's campus located in the municipality of Colón, in the state of Querétaro. · EL NORTE

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