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by sparker72678 1062 days ago
It is typically much more expensive to dig down than build on the surface, and in the Phoenix area ground temps are still very warm. A well insulated building on the surface will be easier to build, maintain, and won’t require significantly more energy to keep cool.

(And with a data center, the majority of the heat is coming from inside the facility, not the environment outside.)