Google is building a new data center in Kronstorf, Upper Austria.

The Austrian power grid provider estimates that at full capacity, the data center will consume as much energy as 900.000 private households.

There are around 676.000 private households in Upper Austria.

The data center will also drain local ground water reserves. Google got permission to discharge 99 liters of water per second into the river Enns, indicating that the actual consumption will be much higher.

This is madness!