'A national opportunity': Waste heat from data centres could warm 6.3 million UK homes

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Government urged to develop heat network infrastructure required to turn waste heat from data centres into low-cost heating for millions of households and businesses

Waste heat from the UK's rapidly expanding data centre sector could produce enough heat for up to 6.3 million homes by 2035, but only if the government acts now to help accelerate the roll out of heat...

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