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A more accurate title would be "Helsinki server room may eventually heat houses."

Perhaps it's a small point, but anyone can plan to heat houses with waste heat. Actually doing it is what counts.



No it wouldn't, since there already is a functioning heat transfer network and the server room heat will be lead into it.

District heating has been functional in Helsinki since 1953.

"Helsinki district heating covers more than 93 percent of the heating energy demand. More than 90 percent of buildings are heated with co-generated district heat."

http://www.energy-enviro.fi/index.php?PAGE=2298&NODE_ID=...


They weren't even the first to plan to do it, the new Telehouse DC in London does the same:

http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/04/15/teleh...




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