Google — Douglas County
Douglas County, Georgia Operating
Google reports substantial use of reclaimed water (treated wastewater used again) and publishes efficiency measurements for the campus. A reclaimed supply alone does not settle water consumption or effects on the watershed (the land that drains to one stream, river or lake).
- Developer
- Operator
- Stage
- Operating
- Records as of
- November 11, 2026
- Scope
- A campus
Google’s location page names an operating campus in Douglas County. So does its efficiency table for the second quarter (Q2) of 2026. The table gives PUE (power usage effectiveness). PUE measures the electricity a site uses beyond its computers.
Sources: Google, Google data centers in Georgia, accessed November 11, 2026; Google, Campus power usage effectiveness reports, accessed November 11, 2026.
Water
Does the disclosed design cool the whole campus this record covers without evaporating water?
Not knownCompany statement
Google’s Georgia page says its sites in the region use “recycled industrial water to cool our servers”. It dates the start to 2012. Google’s 2024 Georgia impact study says the Douglas County site uses “reuse water to cool its facility”. The study also reports the water that Google’s data centers in the state used and did not return (“water consumption”). It does not say how that water was used up. Neither record says whether the cooling lets water evaporate. Neither shows how the campus gets rid of heat (the “heat-rejection” design).
Sources: Google, Google data centers in Georgia, accessed November 11, 2026; Google / Deloitte, 2024 Georgia impact study, accessed November 11, 2026.
Is a number public for how much water the site or campus needs or consumes?
YesMeasured result
Google’s 2024 Georgia impact study reports the water its data centers in the state used and did not return (“water consumption”). The total for 2023 was 345.6 million gallons. Google’s efficiency tables for 2023 list Douglas County as its only Georgia campus. Google’s Georgia page says it announced plans for two more sites in the state in 2026. So the state total is the total for this whole campus, not for one building. Over 90% of the water taken in (“withdrawn”) that year came from reclaimed wastewater. Deloitte prepared the study for Google in fall 2024. It relied on information from Google “without independent verification”.
Sources: Google / Deloitte, 2024 Georgia impact study, accessed November 11, 2026; Google, Campus power usage effectiveness reports, accessed November 11, 2026; Google, Google data centers in Georgia, accessed November 11, 2026.
Power
Is clean power accounting for this project public, and does it clearly state the matching period?
YesMeasured result
Google’s Georgia impact study dates from fall 2024. It gives 42% for 2023 and 40% for 2022. That is the share of electricity matched with carbon-free energy “at every hour of every day at Google’s data center in Georgia”. A footnote says that, where it applies, the figure is an average “across data centers”. In those years, Google’s efficiency page lists one Georgia campus, Douglas County. Deloitte wrote the study for Google. It relied on information from Google “without independent verification”.
Sources: Google / Deloitte, 2024 Georgia impact study, accessed November 11, 2026; Google, Campus power usage effectiveness reports, accessed November 11, 2026.
Generators
Is a final air permit for this project public in the listed records?
Not known
The listed records do not answer this.
Noise
Do the listed records show enforceable noise limits, as numbers, for the site when it runs?
Not known
The listed records do not answer this.
Costs
Do public records show an adopted tariff or agreement that says who pays the project’s power costs?
Not known
The listed records do not answer this.
Promises
Does a public record show a local land-use decision?
Not known
The listed records do not answer this.
What is public
Is there a public disclosure or a government record about this project?
YesCompany statement
Google’s location page for Georgia names Douglas County. It says Google’s sites in the region use recycled industrial water to cool servers.
Source: Google, Google data centers in Georgia, accessed November 11, 2026.
Are measured environmental results for the site or campus public, with the dates they cover?
YesMeasured result
Google publishes a PUE figure for Douglas County. PUE (power usage effectiveness) measures the electricity a site uses beyond its computers. The figures are by quarter and for the latest twelve months (“trailing twelve months”). They run through the second quarter (Q2) of 2026.
Sources: Google, Campus power usage effectiveness reports, accessed November 11, 2026; Google / Deloitte, 2024 Georgia impact study, accessed November 11, 2026.
Limits of these records
- The coordinates give an approximate place for the area. They are not a surveyed point for the site.
- A high percentage of reclaimed water is a documented practice. It is not proof of zero consumption or of no effect downstream.
- The listed records include no independent assurance opinion (an outside auditor’s written finding) on this one site’s measurements.
Sources
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The water consumption totals in this study cover all of Google’s data centers in the state. They are not figures for one building.
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Campus power usage effectiveness reports
PUE by quarter and PUE for the latest twelve months (“trailing twelve months”) are different figures. The page lists Douglas County, Georgia, as one campus.