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by anttisalmela 514 days ago
You can also build the datacenters somewhere where there is plenty of carbon free energy available. Google has just recently bought two plots in Northern Finland, near some serious grid connections, and they're not the only one with plans.

Finland can build and has been building a lot of wind power lately since it's flat and quite sparsely populated but with relatively good infrastructure. There are lot of projects in the planning pipelines just waiting for demand. Electricity prices are among the lowest in Europe already.