A data center cannot reuse heat without a buyer

What the source reports

WIRED reports on a proposed change to Germany's data-center heat-reuse rule. The existing obligation asked operators to put waste heat to use. Developers objected that a site may not have a nearby buyer or a working way to deliver that heat. The proposed amendment would replace the blanket duty with a check of what is feasible at a given site. It had not been approved by parliament when WIRED reported it. A rule can encourage better siting where heat has a use. It can also be hard to meet where there is no buyer. The source does not establish that every canceled project was caused by this rule, or that changing the rule will cut emissions. The AI Agency digest asks planners to name a real heat customer and compare sites before claiming a climate benefit. That is its suggested test.