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		Alex3917 on July 28, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Russia, The Final Frontier For Data Centers? I still don't understand why more data centers don't just use lake source cooling. With a relatively modest upfront investment these companies could reduce the amount of electricity they use for cooling by 90%.

asdflkj on July 28, 2008 [–]

Probably because energy used for cooling is only a fraction of total energy used, so other considerations take precedence.

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