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These are good places to build a data center if you're planning on operating it entirely off-grid with a photovoltaic solar panel array (or even just augmenting
by JuniperMesos 6mo ago
These are good places to build a data center if you're planning on operating it entirely off-grid with a photovoltaic solar panel array (or even just augmenting grid power with PV solar generated onsite). Your cooling costs increase somewhat compared to a cooler outdoor climate, but the desert southwest is basically the best place in the US to put solar panels.
- patmorgan23 6mo agoOff grid doesn't make sense (computers ramp up and down extremely quickly which makes balancing an islanded DC challenging), DCs function a lot better if they can utilize the inertia of the grid. Many projects are bringing their own generation, but still trying to get an interconnection.