Cooling + water · checked 16 September 2026

Microsoft says its Mount Pleasant pilot will use closed-loop chip-level cooling without evaporating water for cooling.

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Cooling + water · WI · microsoft-mount-pleasant

Company claim

Said 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.

Confidence: medium — company announcement · 1 sources

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Evidence details

  1. 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.

    Retrieved 16 September 2026 · published 2024-12-09

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

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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.

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