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This is actually a law in Denmark, so it's something Facebook had to do.
Any new data centers build on Danish ground need to be hooked up to the central heating system, providing heat to the community.
Perfect use of resources.
Actually, the whole of Facebook shutting down and removing Zuckerberg would be better use of resources.
"Perfect use of resources" might be overstating it a bit.
They took a waste product and used it to heat homes, sounds responsible and efficient.