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New Data Center Will Heat Homes In London
1sockchuck writes "The heat generated by thousands of servers at the new Telehouse West data center in London will soon be used to heat nearby houses and businesses. The Greater London Authority has approved a plan in which waste heat from the colocation facility will be used in a district heat network for the local Docklands community. The project is expected to produce up to nine megawatts of power for the local community."
The Final Sentence of TFA: "The GLA (Greater London Authority) said that the agreed solution represents the best possible outcome within the specific constraints of the scheme and accords with the objectives of London Plan policy 4A.6."
You know, lavishing praise on a project like that is going to make all the other projects jealous.
Start a happiness pandemic
It'll work all year round! You'll never feel cold in July ever again, and you may not even need to use your oven to make a roast.
Cold here. Going to turn up the thermostat with some chess online.
Know your pads. One time pad: good for cryptography. Two timing pad: where to take your mistress.
That's a hot idea. Hope the discussion surrounding its merits doesn't get too heated, as alternative energy sources are really starting to heat up.
512 MB RAM, 20 GB disk, 200 GB transfer, five datacenters. $19.95/month.
Then can you use the electricity to power the computers?
"I assumed blithely that there were no elves out there in the darkness"
"Look at the silly monkey!"
if you stop reading slashdot your grandmother freezes to death?
Sometime ago, I had a conversation with someone who was complaining how inefficient his computer was; that 90% of the energy was turned into heat. My reply: "But doesn't that make it a very efficient heater?"
LOL what the fuck did you expect? Cooking your balls every day, they hang outside for a reason.