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County With 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to ‘Conserve Electricity’ (www.404media.co)
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Henrico County is a major hub for data centers in Virginia. Its officials said it expects a 25% rise in electricity costs next year, and advised workers to close the blinds and turn off their computers to make up for it.

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[-] Itizaj@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

That's what I meant, sorry, english is not my native language, but yes, water is the cheapest of all solutions

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