Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss said on Sun, 31 Dec 2023 06:54:08 -0700
>I get the labor pool is probably a draw.
>
>I've always wondered why companies want to build data centers in
>Phoenix given the extreme heat.
>
>Last year we had a month with daily highs of 116 degrees. That means
>lots of A/C
Jim via PLUG-discuss said on Sat, 30 Dec 2023 20:50:59 -0700
>I don't like electric cars.
>IMHO they're not ready to replace the internal combustion engine.
>They don't have the range of a car with a gas tank and it takes hours
>to charge one.
I like the idea of hybrids that charge the battery
Water tower evaporative cooling is super efficient in PHX due to the low
humidity (if not the best for the water table) and because of the location
and crazy reliable power grid (cheap too) and minimal weather/geological
events.
On Sun, Dec 31, 2023 at 11:14 AM Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss
While I'm not certain, I do think it has something to do with it the
geology. Regarding temperature, everywhere is hot to a 60F data center ...
The air is gonna get conditioned regardless, and the air is gonna get a
treatment too. Anyone who's spent any measurable time in a data center
knows "that
verde valley would probably be better. not as hot as phoenix nor as cold as
flagstaff.
On Sun, Dec 31, 2023 at 8:54 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss <
plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
> I get the labor pool is probably a draw.
>
> I've always wondered why companies want to build data center
I get the labor pool is probably a draw.
I've always wondered why companies want to build data centers in Phoenix
given the extreme heat.
Last year we had a month with daily highs of 116 degrees. That means
lots of A/C to cool down all that heat.
I wonder why someplace cool like Flagstaff
Seems Phoenix is the data center of the world.
https://ktar.com/story/254/data-center-developers-flock-to-phoenix-with-major-projects-in-pipeline/
I winder why they did not mention GoDaddy. I think GoDaddy might be the
largest hosting company in he world. And all of that takes place in
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