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Perhaps this is naïve, but why aren't more data centers in Alaska, or atop mountains? It's cold and windy and cooling costs would (potentially) be so much smal
by lsb 18y ago
Perhaps this is naïve, but why aren't more data centers in Alaska, or atop mountains? It's cold and windy and cooling costs would (potentially) be so much smaller.
- patrickg-zill 18y agoI think there are some that are... a company called Verne Holdings was planning to build one in Iceland, but it has been delayed. http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/022309_Iceland_Data_Center_Postponed_A_Year http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/022309_Iceland_Data_... Remember as well, that proximity to lots of reliable power is also a concern. My guess is that the datacenters in sunshine states, will eventually buy solar power systems to put on their roofs.
- wmf 18y agoIt's a multidimensional problem: power, cooling, fiber, tax breaks, etc.