Cloud & Heat - Put a server in your home

jebo_4jc

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Although, I think they might only be shipping to Germany at this point....

The idea is to put server lockers in people's homes and businesses. From what I understand, the property owner would pay to have the server installed in the home/business, but then the company would pay for the ongoing electricity. So, essentially, the owner gets free heat. It even heats water. I'm really intrigued by this idea, but it would suck for the summer months. I wonder if I could turn it off.

https://www.cloudandheat.com/en/index.html#heating

Not your normal "DC", but it's still DC. :)
 
So, other than a heat source... is there any other benefits? Like do you have so much server time that you actually get to run on them? Or are you basically just getting 15 years of heat for the cost of 12,000 Euros? I haven't read every detail yet, but figured maybe a quick and simple summary of why someone would bother....
 
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