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David Gardiner & Associates (DGA) is pleased to share the release of a new white paper, Data Center Heat Reuse: The Opportunity for States. The report outlines nine policy recommendations that can advance the deployment of heat reuse technology.
Data centers use as much as 40% of their power to cool their servers, which results in large quantities of low-temperature heat. While that heat is ordinarily wasted, it can instead be repurposed at nearby facilities in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical or commercial building sectors, among others. By establishing a closed loop piping system, the heat can then return to data centers at a lower temperature for use in server cooling. According to research, heat reuse technology can lower data centers’ power consumption by up to 30% while providing offtakers with an alternative to gas boilers for hot water production.
The white paper focuses on three primary types of policy recommendations:
Enabling policies that help demonstrate the feasibility of heat reuse projects and build new connections between data centers and potential offtakers.
Financing incentives, including tax credits, grants, and low-interest loans.
Standards that incorporate waste heat reuse into energy efficiency or permitting requirements for data centers.
DGA was contracted for this work by the U.S. Energy Foundation, a partnership of philanthropies focused on securing a clean and equitable energy future to tackle the climate crisis.
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