Why is Finland an excellent location for a data center?
Finland has moved to be completely self-sufficient in terms of its electricity demand, triggered by several global factors. But rather than stop there, Finland continues to expand its production of cheap green energy to fuel its expansion in the global market.
In the summer 2023 Finland had already about 6,500 megawatts of wind power in production. There is a potential 50,000 megawatts from plants in various states of construction, so in three to five years, we are going to have a good surplus of renewable cheap electricity.
We have one major advantage over Sweden and Norway, for example, and that’s our national grid. It’s the most reliable and robust in the world with no bottlenecks. You can buy electricity across the country at the same price.
Read the whole article by Chris Merriman, DatacenterDynamics!