Topic

Data centre power procurement

The practice of data centre operators contracting their own generation, storage and grid upgrades to secure electricity for compute sites, rather than relying on utility supply alone.

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Google buys 22 years of Finnish nuclear output to get four data centres onto the grid

Google will spend 13bn euros on four Finnish sites in 2027 and 2028. To secure the power for them, it has contracted Loviisa's life extension plus 629MW of new wind.

Publishers:thenextweb.com

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