[cloud-oak]

The EU mandates that all large data centres built/commissioned from July this year will make use of waste heat:

https://www.twobirds.com/en/insights/2024/germany/rechenzent...

[londons_explore]

Sounds like part of the reason all the biggest AI data centers are being built outside the EU...

[Dr4kn]

It's more like there are a lot of building restrictions and fines. Overloading the local power systems. Building illegal turbines.

If you can get paid on your waste heat why wouldn't you like that?

[fragmede]

"can" and "must" are two different situations.