vithigar comments on Data centers raise nearby temperatures by up to 4 degrees in Phoenix

[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 16 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I do not understand why so many datacenters are in hot climates with limited water supplies.

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[–] workerONE@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

Probably cheap electricity

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[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 months ago

Most of the areas are also very "business friendly." So, lots of tax breaks and other subsidies with very little oversight and few, if any, guarantees of job creation.

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[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 1 point 5 months ago

Phoenix has a ton of land and no major natural disasters.

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