CoreWeave, Inc.

Cloud Provider

Legal name: CoreWeave, Inc. · HQ: US · Public (CRWV) · Founded 2017

Largest of the AI-native "neocloud" GPU providers. Ended 2025 with 850 MW of active power and 3.1 GW contracted, targeting over 1.7 GW active by end of 2026 with $31-35B in capital spending. Has published no sustainability report; energy, water, and emissions are entirely undisclosed.

Disclosure Quality

Score

5/100

Transparency Grade

T-5

near-total opacity

Grades run T-1 (most transparent) to T-5 (least transparent).

Red flags identified (4)

  • RF-01 · Total energy consumption not disclosed
  • RF-04 · AI-specific energy use not disclosed
  • RF-02 · A greenhouse-gas emissions scope not disclosed
  • RF-03 · Water withdrawal not disclosed

See the disclosure audit below for details.

Fiscal year 2026. Score computed from OpenButterfly T1–T6 disclosure framework audit. Confidence tier: C (Estimated, Documented Method).

Environmental Metrics

Fiscal year 2026. Each metric is shown at its most recent available year; rows from a different year are marked.

Confidence tiers: A measured and verified · B company-reported · C documented estimate · D uncertain estimate · E modeled · ND not disclosed.

Total Energy Consumption

10.7 TWh

the annual electricity use of 1.0 million US homes

method: known_capacity_model

Source: OpenButterfly pipeline

C

Scope 1 Emissions

59 kt CO₂e

the annual emissions of 13,000 passenger cars

method: scope1_ratio_model

Source: OpenButterfly pipeline

E

Scope 2 Emissions (market-based)

2.75 Mt CO₂e

the annual emissions of 597,000 passenger cars

method: grid_carbon_model

Source: OpenButterfly pipeline

D

Scope 3 Emissions

5.97 Mt CO₂e

the annual emissions of 1.3 million passenger cars

method: scope3_ratio_model

Source: OpenButterfly pipeline

E

Water Withdrawal

13.4 GL

5,361 Olympic swimming pools of water

method: wue_model

Source: OpenButterfly pipeline

D

Property-Line Noise (estimated)

~56.2 dBA at property line

method: cooling_load_noise_model

Source: OpenButterfly pipeline

E

Disclosure Audit

Show 5 disclosure checks (T1–T6 framework)
T1.1

Total electricity consumption disclosed

No sustainability report published. 850 MW of active power with zero environmental disclosure.

RF-01 (Total energy consumption not disclosed)

Not Disclosed
T1.2

AI-specific energy consumption disclosed

No sustainability report published; the fleet is effectively 100% AI workload.

RF-04 (AI-specific energy use not disclosed)

Not Disclosed
T2.1

Scope 1 GHG emissions disclosed

No sustainability report published.

RF-02 (A greenhouse-gas emissions scope not disclosed)

Not Disclosed
T3.1

Total water withdrawal disclosed

No sustainability report published.

RF-03 (Water withdrawal not disclosed)

Not Disclosed
T6.1

GHG accounting methodology documented

No GHG methodology published.

Not Disclosed

Sources