Jacobo Da Riva Muñoz@lemmy.sdf.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 5 days agoThirsty giants: Big tech’s data centers multiply in drought-hit Spainwww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down10
arrow-up155arrow-down1external-linkThirsty giants: Big tech’s data centers multiply in drought-hit Spainwww.youtube.comJacobo Da Riva Muñoz@lemmy.sdf.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarealeq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 days agoWhy is Spain such an attractive place for data centers? Seems costly due to high temperatures. But maybe those costs can be offset by the viability of solar power?
minus-squareFushuan [he/him]@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-25 days agoThe last datacenter I read about was a solar company that would use in-house electricity*. * after getting tons of grants from the government to build the solar plant, and then using it for private means. Fuckers.
minus-squareℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoLow wages and cheap electricity probably.
Why is Spain such an attractive place for data centers? Seems costly due to high temperatures. But maybe those costs can be offset by the viability of solar power?
The last datacenter I read about was a solar company that would use in-house electricity*.
* after getting tons of grants from the government to build the solar plant, and then using it for private means. Fuckers.
Probably tax incentives
Low wages and cheap electricity probably.