The Heata unit (left) that attaches to a hot water tank (right)
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Britons will soon be able to save around £150 a year on their energy bills by using a data server to heat their water.
About 45% of the energy consumed in data centers is used by cooling systems to prevent servers from overheating, although there may be better uses for that excess heat.
Now Heata, a start-up spun off from British Gas five years ago, has a solution that involves installing small data servers in…