floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前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 supplyfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1443cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgenergia@feddit.it
arrow-up1443external-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 · 2 年前message-square55fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgenergia@feddit.it
minus-squaregrahamsz@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 年前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.
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 年前Pumping 80 degree water outside of a building in winter isn’t going to help anyone…
minus-squaregrahamsz@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 年前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
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