“They were pretty secretive on what they’re doing out there,” says a former mayor about Microsoft’s data center projects.
  • hglman@lemmy.mlEnglish
    617·
    10 months ago

    The water isn’t dirty. It’s warm. It would use even more energy to cool it. It’s a lose-lose.

      • else@lemdro.idEnglish
        12·
        10 months ago

        Warm water is the waste product because it’s easier dump the water than to cool the water. Returning the warm water to a usable state is much more expensive at scale.

          • Zima@kbin.social
            3·
            10 months ago

            you might be right but some numbers might back up your claim. I doubt that servers could heat water as much as a nuclear reactor. datacenter coolers certainly don’t have to pressurize the water to prevent it from boiling, it doesn’t get that hot.