Waste heat from data centers can boost air temperatures in downwind neighborhoods by as much as 4 degrees Fahrenheit, researchers at Arizona State University report in a new study conducted in the Phoenix metro area, the hottest in the U.S.
Seriously, though. It’s a data center. It could be built pretty much anywhere.
When you’re building a data center, you know it’s going to need massive amounts of cooling. And for that cooling, it’s going to need massive amounts of water.
So why the ever-loving fuck would you build one in the middle of a very hot desert area? It makes cooling much more difficult, and water is difficult to get there. What the fuck is wrong in the heads of these people building data centers?
Seriously, though. It’s a data center. It could be built pretty much anywhere.
When you’re building a data center, you know it’s going to need massive amounts of cooling. And for that cooling, it’s going to need massive amounts of water.
So why the ever-loving fuck would you build one in the middle of a very hot desert area? It makes cooling much more difficult, and water is difficult to get there. What the fuck is wrong in the heads of these people building data centers?
Bribe lawmakers to give you all the water you need for free, and stick the neighbors with the bill.
Private profits at public expense is crony capitalism 101.