As the draw on the grid from these computer warehouses undergoes explosive growth, states that offer tax exemptions to support the industry are considering whether their approach still makes sense.
So there’s a solution for the pollution already working in Denmark.
All data centers in Denmark needs to be hooked up to the central heating system. That means that all data centers are required to use all their heat from the data center to heat up the water for households.
As you can imagine, there’s less fossil fuel burned because you now get the heat from this.
I have no idea if this would work in the US, because it means to actually regulate something.
So there’s a solution for the pollution already working in Denmark.
All data centers in Denmark needs to be hooked up to the central heating system. That means that all data centers are required to use all their heat from the data center to heat up the water for households.
As you can imagine, there’s less fossil fuel burned because you now get the heat from this.
I have no idea if this would work in the US, because it means to actually regulate something.
Wouldn’t work in the United States as there is no central heating system.
Not in all cities but in some, and some buildings do use centralized heating. Nothing on the scale of Denmark.
I think Syracuse University has the biggest one covering the university and some parts of the city.
To be fair, Denmark is about the size of a building.
Central heating systems are still pretty local. Maybe some states could do it?
It also wouldn’t make much sense in suburbia.
But it’s strange that you don’t have central heating in big densely populated cities located in moderate climate with normal winters.
So do
Do so?
No
So do that then