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Domestic datacentres: how computer power can help heat your home.

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A home uses heat from a small datacentre attached to its hot water tank instead of gas, as energy bills are due to rise next month.

Why it matters: It illustrates a way to reuse waste heat from computing to heat domestic water.

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“Energy bills are scheduled to rise next month but there are innovative ways to heat your home and save money When Giles Gibson turns on the hot tap in his home, the water that comes out of it is not heated by gas but by the tiny datacentre strapped to the…”
Guardian Technology, 19 Sept 2026, 10:00.

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