• schmorp@slrpnk.netM
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    8 months ago

    A single data center can consume the equivalent electricity of 50,000 homes.

    Then why isn’t it used to heat 50,000 homes? Rethinking excess heat as extra heating kills the hyperscaling argument.

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      8 months ago

      … oh after reading on, it seems the data centers are too noisy and shouldn’t be placed anywhere near our homes.