A.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 supply - eviltoast
“They were pretty secretive on what they’re doing out there,” says a former mayor about Microsoft’s data center projects.
  • grahamsz@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    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.

      • grahamsz@kbin.social
        11·
        1 year ago

        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