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They wouldn't have had such increased energy costs had their data centers not been in Germany. There's a reason most are in the Nordics, UK, France etc. cold-is
by Rinzler89 2y ago
They wouldn't have had such increased energy costs had their data centers not been in Germany. There's a reason most are in the Nordics, UK, France etc. cold-ish places and/or with cheap energy.
- blitzar 2y agoThey did put up their prices in Holland and Finland datacenters. Electricity in the UK is ~20% more than in Germany (according to the UK government https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/international-industrial-energy-prices https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/internat...) so there isnt really a good reason to put the UK on that list.
- Hetzner_OL 2y agoI am a bit confused with your comment. We at Hetzner don't have any data centers in Holland. --Katie
- blitzar 2y agoMy appologies - I was misremembering your locations. Germany and Finland and indeed no Amsterdam.
- Hetzner_OL 2y agoNo worries. It can be hard to keep all the different providers' locations straight. --Katie
- szszrk 2y agoThe trip through their DC that is on YouTube (that I found on HN) actually stated that they use electricity for ac just a few times per year during most extreme heat days.