Data centers use electricity generated elsewhere and due to inefficiency convert a sizeable fraction of that electricity to heat.
Sending the electricity generated elsewhere directly to the district is a much more efficient way to heat the district.
The idea of a data center heating a community would make sense if a data center generated power instead of merely consuming it inefficiently. Building infrastructure that used heat from data centers would have diminishing returns as data centers become more efficient.
Sending the electricity generated elsewhere directly to the district is a much more efficient way to heat the district.
The idea of a data center heating a community would make sense if a data center generated power instead of merely consuming it inefficiently. Building infrastructure that used heat from data centers would have diminishing returns as data centers become more efficient.