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Simon Waters wrote: > As such I think a "carbon neutral" data centre wants to be located > somewhere with a plentiful supply of (reliable) green electricity, and I > think Devon is out, unless they build the Severn tidal barrier. Hinckley Point doesn't generate carbon dioxide... > I doubt > Wind farms will hack it, although I guess if it were big enough, and > sold electricity to the grid when it had surplus.... They need a pumped storage system to give continuity so a decent mountain - I suspect Dartmoor of not being high/steep enough or easy enough to dig vast caverns into. The Severn thing is a good idea, I'd prefer the lagoons rather than the world's biggest barrier straight across. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html