Nicolas Dupont-Aignan: Using Data Center Heat for District Heating
Proposal put forward by Nicolas Dupont-Aignan on February 16, 2026. Topic: Water and Environment. The observatory also publishes quotes from 6 other public figures on this topic.
Take advantage of data center cooling for district heating (from data centers to Smart Cities).
Original quote (French)
Tirer parti du refroidissement des centres de données pour le chauffage urbain (des datacenters vers les Smart Cities).Source: debout-la-france.fr · archived copy
Other candidates on this topic
- Bruno Retailleau: Systematize waste heat recovery from data centers above a threshold
- Dominique de Villepin: Impose an algorithmic eco-design criterion
- Emmanuel Maurel: Prioritize Less Energy-Intensive AI Models
- François Ruffin: Require every data center project to be declared in a single ICPE application
- Jean-Luc Mélenchon: Reduce the energy and water consumption of data centers and make their construction subject to authorization
- Marine Tondelier: Identifying drinking water and soil artificialization issues linked to data centers
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