this post was submitted on 12 May 2026
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Honestly question though ....
Does a data centre actually pollute or dirty the water when used to cool it's stuff?
Could it not just take the water, run it through the system, heat the water a little bit to cool the stuff it needs, then run the water back into the city lines which might even save people a few cents on the water heating bills?
No. Heating the water a little bit would not be sufficient at cooling what the datacenters need to cool. You have to heat the water a whole hell of a lot.
This could have been amazing if integrated into a district heating network.