Waste heat from data centers can boost air temperatures in downwind neighborhoods by as much as 4 degrees Fahrenheit, researchers at Arizona State University report in a new study conducted in the Phoenix metro area, the hottest in the U.S.
Most of the areas are also very “business friendly.” So, lots of tax breaks and other subsidies with very little oversight and few, if any, guarantees of job creation.
I do not understand why so many datacenters are in hot climates with limited water supplies.
Probably cheap electricity
Most of the areas are also very “business friendly.” So, lots of tax breaks and other subsidies with very little oversight and few, if any, guarantees of job creation.
Phoenix has a ton of land and no major natural disasters.