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A UK startup is deploying small, oil-cooled data centers at public swimming pools to generate waste heat for pool warming while monetizing computing capacity for AI/ML workloads, reducing facility energy costs by thousands of pounds annually and addressing a critical operational challenge for struggling leisure centers. This model demonstrates a novel approach to data center thermal management and infrastructure sustainability, with eight pools already adopting the solution as rising energy costs force facilities to close. For IT leaders, this represents an emerging opportunity to repurpose compute infrastructure waste heat for tangible business value while improving organizational sustainability metrics and cost structures.