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by Godel_unicode 2783 days ago
They (data centers) are not in Nova because the government is there, but rather because it has the lowest insurance costs in the Continental US.
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Is that the major factor? I'd thought it was more:

* Proximity to low latency backbone connections (originally located there due to government agencies)

* Tax incentives by VA

* Low risk area for disasters

* Cheap power

* Available land