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by polio 1062 days ago
Would it make sense to build a datacentre underground to help with cooling?
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Heat that builds up underground doesn’t really ever leave and eventually causes big problems. Here is a recent example in Chicago: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/climate/chicago-undergrou...
It is typically much more expensive to dig down than build on the surface, and in the Phoenix area ground temps are still very warm. A well insulated building on the surface will be easier to build, maintain, and won’t require significantly more energy to keep cool.

(And with a data center, the majority of the heat is coming from inside the facility, not the environment outside.)