We used to build steel mills near cheap power, now that's where we put servers

Re:We used to build steel mills near cheap power, now that's... by imglorp on Monday May 11, 2015 @01:09PM (#9526215)

Being near a river wouldn't hurt for heat dissipation either.

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Re:We used to build steel mills near cheap power, now that's... by wyldfire on Monday May 11, 2015 @01:41PM (#9526462)

Using a waterway as a heat sink for a server farm may not sound as bad as dumping waste, but it's bound to have an impact on the wildlife there.

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Re:We used to build steel mills near cheap power, now that's... by TheGRS on Monday May 11, 2015 @04:24PM (#9527598)

I think the heat alone would disrupt a river ecosystem.

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Re:We used to build steel mills near cheap power, now that's... by _dark_matter_ on Monday May 11, 2015 @01:41PM (#9526457)

Not great for the wildlife, however.

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Re:We used to build steel mills near cheap power, now that's... by thrownaway2424 on Monday May 11, 2015 @01:44PM (#9526484)

Modern datacenters are not cooled that way, and some of them don't even have substantial makeup water inputs.

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