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   Gerry McGovern (gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green)'s status on Thursday, 27-Jul-2023 21:49:00 JST Gerry McGovern

   "Thames Water is considering measures to cut down the water used by some datacenters, including fitting flow restrictors or charging operators more at peak times."

   https://www.theregister.com/2023/07/27/thames_water_to_datacenters_cut/

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     Ian Smith (iandsmith@mastodonapp.uk)'s status on Thursday, 27-Jul-2023 22:08:04 JST Ian Smith

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     @gerrymcgovern Why not capture the waste and use the heat it contains?

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     Gerry McGovern (gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green)'s status on Thursday, 27-Jul-2023 22:08:04 JST Gerry McGovern

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     • Ian Smith

     @IanDSmith Many of these data centers are truly mega and in isolated areas. And you have to understand, data centers are seen as a quick buck investment. They're interested in doing everything as cheaply as possible.

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     Ian Smith (iandsmith@mastodonapp.uk)'s status on Friday, 28-Jul-2023 14:37:51 JST Ian Smith

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     @gerrymcgovern So selling hot waste water to others won't make them money?

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     Gerry McGovern (gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green)'s status on Friday, 28-Jul-2023 14:37:51 JST Gerry McGovern

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     • Ian Smith

     @IanDSmith There are a few smaller ones doing it, but if you're isolated you have to transport the heat over distance. Often, the cheapest way is to dump the heat into the atmosphere.