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Old 2nd July, 2009, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by cloasters View Post
It'd be great to use the heat removed from Server farms for heating nearby bldgs. Not popular in the summer, one would think. Maybe the heat could be used for cooling in some deliciously complex manner.
Many of us are already heating our homes with computers. Heroic, neh?
One possibility is to store the heat during the summer months, and use it when it turns cold in the winter.

Could be stored in the ground deep below the building.
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