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[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 64 points 2 months ago (35 children)

It’s pretty easy to regulate this:

  • Closed loop cooling
  • grid upgrade built into design plans, paid for by the datacenter.
  • cleaner power generation
[–] officermike@lemmy.world 43 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (18 children)

I'd say your list is a bit too short. Some more considerations (not comprehensive):

  • Construction noise and seismic limits (nearby neighborhoods have been disturbed and experienced damage from blasting operations)
  • Operating noise limits (ban on-site gas turbine generation, limit noise levels from cooling towers)
  • Limit light pollution

Edit:

  • Job protections and guarantees for workers displaced by automation
[–] Sonicdemon86@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Still missing heat increase, up to 26°F in the surrounding area. All that heat from the gpus and cpus is a lot. I've heard of people using their gpus to heat their apartments.

[–] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

One square foot of parking lot generates 80 watts of heat in the summer sun. A Walmart parking lot is approximately equivalent to 20 megawatts of heat.

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