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by jcranmer 1396 days ago
> No serious data center in South Africa is affected by this. All have batteries and diesel generators.

It does mean higher operational costs since you're going to be paying for the unreliable electrical service in addition to regular usage of on-site electrical generation. So I wouldn't say no one is affected by this, but I will acknowledge the effects aren't measured in visible downtime.