floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year 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-square46fedilinkarrow-up1358cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1358external-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@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square46fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squaregrahamsz@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year 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-up1·1 year agoPumping 80 degree water outside of a building in winter isn’t going to help anyone…
minus-squaregrahamsz@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year 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