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wxwtoday at 1:36 AM3 repliesview on HN

> As part of the deal, Google signed a 22-year contract with Finnish utility Fortum to buy up to 50% of the output from the Loviisa nuclear power plant.

> Finland has emerged as an attractive location for data centres because of its cool climate, plentiful low-carbon electricity and relatively uncongested power grid.


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epistasistoday at 2:20 AM

I hope the data center's waste heat can be used for some form of district heating! Finland has pretty great municipal infrastructure, but I don't know enough about its heating systems.

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chardztoday at 3:51 AM

Relatively uncongested…for now

jbverschoortoday at 4:38 AM

Up to 50%