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yxhuvudyesterday at 8:32 PM1 replyview on HN

Abundant access to a source of cooling can help offset high grid prices. Well places centres can a ton of money that way.


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kube-systemyesterday at 8:40 PM

Even in inefficient data centers, cooling is a minority of the power expense. Chasing a few percent of better cooling efficiency at the expense of a few percent more expensive power is a net negative.

Cheap power is much more cost effective than the smaller efficiency bump you get from cold weather -- and you can also get both by locating in the midwest or northwest. Hyperscalers build here for these reasons.

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