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I wonder if using the caves could be used to hold a small datacenter with minimal cooling costs. (Maybe a geothermal cooling loop?)
by joelhaasnoot 9y ago
I wonder if using the caves could be used to hold a small datacenter with minimal cooling costs. (Maybe a geothermal cooling loop?)
- SQL2219 9y agohttps://caverntechnologies.com https://caverntechnologies.com
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- codingdave 9y agoData centers have plenty of options for where they could be built without having to trash a unique natural space.
- geraldcombs 9y agoThere's some precedent for this. Kansas City, MO has a large network of man-made caves[1]. I remember back in the '90s at least one ISP (Tyrell?) had a data center there. A quick search shows that some companies still host there[2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubTropolis [2] https://stckc.com/
- baddox 9y agoSpringfield, Missouri (in the Ozarks) has the Springfield Underground, an impressive and huge underground commercial space used for warehousing and data centers. http://springfieldunderground.com/ http://springfieldunderground.com/
- bradleyjg 9y agoDoesn't look like there's any major fiber that goes through that area.
- read_only 9y agoIt would cook whatever ecosystem is there. Better to just dig a man made cave somewhere else.