Comment on Is there a practical reason data centers have to sprawl outward instead of upward?

• LodeMike@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Yeah that’s the only difference. Usually land is cheaper. But building high in the middle of nowhere is only like 5% more expensive.

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  • rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    That’s complete bullshit. Building one floor on cheap land is way, way cheaper than building high on expensive land.

    source: Wyoming.

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