/products/manufacturers/amphenol/b/amphenol-sensors-blog/posts/how-to-boost-data-center-sustainability-with-sensorsCloud computing keeps expanding at lightning speed, but the growth isn&rsquo;t free. Data centers power everything from online shopping and streaming to AI tools, and in the process, they consume huge amounts of electricity (up to 6.7% &amp;n...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/products/manufacturers/amphenol/b/amphenol-sensors-blog/posts/how-to-boost-data-center-sustainability-with-sensorsTue, 16 Jun 2026 22:03:43 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:3251a4d4-d0d0-4492-b51a-cbac57c9d89cSensoredHacker00<p>At work we make heatpumps, in a datacenter campus complex the excess heat is routed from the holding tanks to building heating in the floor, and all the sidewalks, and parking lots so that they dont have to pay for plowing.&nbsp;<br />Im all for sensor deployment, but i think if these AI data-centers popping up every where were held to the same standards as every other building complex most of the woes regarding their deployments could be avoided. Stop giving these companies exemptions to install AI data-centers doesn&#39;t require any intelligence at all.&nbsp;</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29861&AppID=464&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/products/manufacturers/amphenol/b/amphenol-sensors-blog/posts/how-to-boost-data-center-sustainability-with-sensorsSat, 13 Jun 2026 20:40:09 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:3251a4d4-d0d0-4492-b51a-cbac57c9d89cDAB0<p>Since excess heat is a big problem, I would move all of the data centers to cold areas so that I could use the local environment temperatures to cool the centers.</p> <p>Same Idea works for areas with local water bodies where you could do heat exchanges with the planet.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29861&AppID=464&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">