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This is how it's done. Compare that to building a new mega-datacenter in Texas. (HP, I'm looking at you!)
by pferde 15y ago
This is how it's done. Compare that to building a new mega-datacenter in Texas. (HP, I'm looking at you!)
- slashcom 15y agoFacebook's smart for taking advantage of the cold and such, but there are a lot of factors that go into choosing a location. Tax incentives, proximity to users, and a million other things I'm not aware of. And while they will probably save massively on the electricity bill and carbon emissions for this, it's not like energy is prohibitively expensive here in Texas...
- pferde 15y agoOf course - FB just probably needs a server farm close to North Europe users. Still, it's a big eco-plus in my book.
- DanBC 15y ago> it's not like energy is prohibitively expensive here in Texas... This kind of wilful inefficiency is killing US businesses.
- jacques_chester 15y agoBusinesses aim to maximise profits, not Carnot efficiency.
- davidw 15y agoCooling will be achieved by placing a VLS (Very Large Stetson) over the data center.