Its eco-friendly because the waste heat is being used to heat the home methane isnt being burnt to provide that heat. Data centres are needed unless you want to scrap the internet entirely.
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NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 5 days ago
So it’s eco friendly because… checks notes… someone else is paying the electricity bill? I don’t think that’s how things work…
Womble@piefed.world 4 days ago
Whelks_chance@lemmy.world 5 days ago
It halves the power needed. Instead of pumping heat out into the air, and using separate power to heat a house, it used the heat to heat the house. Sounds pretty eco to me.
theo@lemmy.world 5 days ago
It looks like they also installed a solar and battery array too so some of the electricity will be coming from there. I can imagine it will be getting more expensive getting into winter with the short days though.