# Tiny data centre used to heat public swimming pool

A small-scale data centre is repurposing its waste heat to warm a public swimming pool, cutting energy costs and emissions. It demonstrates how computing infrastructure can be integrated with community facilities for sustainable heat recovery.

**Importance:** 2/5

## Sources

### Technology
- [Hacker News](https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64939558) — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:10:13 +0000