Seattle Looks to Data Centers for Heat, Hot Water

"The cloud," that ethereal metaphor, is how we conceptualize the place where we store our vast amounts of online documents, emails, digital music and other files. The reality, however, is utterly earthbound — and highly wasteful, energy-wise.

Theresa Everline | Next City

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