floofloof to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoA.I. tools fueled a 34% spike in Microsoft’s water consumption, and one city with its data centers is concerned about the effect on residential supplyfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1467arrow-down117cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1450arrow-down1external-linkA.I. tools fueled a 34% spike in Microsoft’s water consumption, and one city with its data centers is concerned about the effect on residential supplyfortune.comfloofloof to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square56fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squaregrahamsz@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoI suppose that’s very true. But it could be done - if a data center needs megawatts of cooling and is in an area where buildings need to be heated in the winter, then there should be a legal obligation to not just dump that heat.
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoPumping 80 degree water outside of a building in winter isn’t going to help anyone…
minus-squaregrahamsz@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoThat’s right in the range for subfloor heating, obviously a question of whether or not you can get it somewhere that you need it
I suppose that’s very true. But it could be done - if a data center needs megawatts of cooling and is in an area where buildings need to be heated in the winter, then there should be a legal obligation to not just dump that heat.
Pumping 80 degree water outside of a building in winter isn’t going to help anyone…
That’s right in the range for subfloor heating, obviously a question of whether or not you can get it somewhere that you need it