• Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Electricity generated heat from your servers is incredibly inefficient compared to a heat pump.

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      3 days ago

      Yes, but im already using the computer for other things and it would be more inefficient to double up on heating sources. I can confirm from personal expirence a PC in a small room can sufficently act as climate control.

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      3 days ago

      “Incredibly inefficient” is a bit of an exaggeration, heat pumps typically run at an efficiency of about 2, occasionally 3. It’s better but not by orders of magnitude. Not gonna make much of a difference at 500 watts.