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Open Compute Project
Coverage of Open Compute Project in the Nexus archive.
- Open Compute urges local government to bask in the warm glow of excess datacenter heat
The Open Compute Project is promoting the reuse of excess datacenter heat to local governments as a way to address community concerns about new datacenter construction. The initiative highlights environmental and economic benefits while acknowledging challenges in cost justification and policy coordination. The effort comes amid growing protests against datacenter expansion plans by major tech companies.