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Re:The surging demand for data is guzzling Virginia's water by jedberg on Friday May 10, 2024 @01:54PM (#40321852)
Yes, but saltwater is very corrosive. Also they were hard to get to. A datacenter in the arctic regions would at least be accessible -- you could build attached housing and heat it with waste heat.
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Re:The surging demand for data is guzzling Virginia's water by Scoundreller on Friday May 10, 2024 @02:51PM (#40322545)
Lake Ontario has 4C water year round not far from shore.

Just need a big enough and deep enough lake in a temperate climate.

Not sure when all that added heat becomes a problem, but it’s gotta get dumped somewhere.

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Re:The surging demand for data is guzzling Virginia's water by ck2 on Friday May 10, 2024 @02:29PM (#40322291)
Building things on permafrost always ends badly, that is huge problem in Alaska where they have to constantly re-level buildings and build things on pylons.
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