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While there is an impact to the cost of operating data centers, it is different than the household one. Majority of the data centers, especially the bigger ones
by rav1an 4y ago
While there is an impact to the cost of operating data centers, it is different than the household one. Majority of the data centers, especially the bigger ones have a team responsible for securing the long-term energy prices via different agreements.
The 'giants' like Facebook/Google/Microsoft are purchasing power directly from the grid operators and also have their ways of securing/offsetting the price, see here for more info: https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/research/major-cloud-providers-and-customers-face-cost-and-pricing-headwinds https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights...