Re:The murky economics of the data-centre investment boom
by decimalenough on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @05:55PM
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There's pretty national parks, convict history and some pretty tasty whiskeys and wines, but not a whole lot of reasons to build a data centre. The power argument isn't particularly compelling either, because it's much more sunny on the Australian mainland.
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Re:The murky economics of the data-centre investment boom
by hn_throwaway_99 on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @08:06PM
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> The power argument isn't particularly compelling either, because it's much more sunny on the Australian mainland.
But the vast majority of Tasmania's power is hydroelectric. Hydro is a much more desirable renewable than solar because it essentially is its own built in battery.