00:00What if your next electricity bill came with a reward for using less power so a data center
00:05can use more?
00:06Tech giant Google is starting to pay people for small amounts of their unused energy,
00:11from household appliances and EVs for example.
00:14The idea?
00:15Turn millions of everyday devices into a virtual power plant for data centers.
00:21And that's not the only futuristic solution for the many problems data centers cause.
00:26Some companies are putting data centers underwater, using the ocean to cool servers.
00:32Others are looking to space, where networks of satellites could act as data centers, powered
00:38by solar energy and cooled by space.
00:40All ideas promise less strain on water and land, but come with new risks.
00:46Meanwhile, regions in Asia and Latin America are seeing a surge in data centers.
00:51They bring jobs and investments, but also strain energy and water supply.
00:56And while the benefits might be global, the impact is felt more strongly locally.
01:02So what's your take on this?
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