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A data center used 29 million gallons of water without a bill, while residents complained about low water pressure (www.techspot.com)

submitted 22 hours ago by sanitation@lemmy.radio to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

heat the water a little bit to cool the stuff it needs

No. Heating the water a little bit would not be sufficient at cooling what the datacenters need to cool. You have to heat the water a whole hell of a lot.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

This could have been amazing if integrated into a district heating network.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 0 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

Well, yes it wouldn't heat it a "little bit" at the source but once added back into the system the average increase would probably be a "little bit".

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

You’re basing that on what exactly