"Rojahn: Power and incentives are the two main drivers of the total cost of occupancy for large-enterprise Internet data centers that are looking to own or build a facility."
And just in case you've been wondering what the rush is all about-- from the same article:
"Rojahn: North Carolina’s incentives sunset at the end of 2015, and there are conversations going on now, some spearheaded by colocation companies in the state that want to have the next round of incentives tailored toward colocation companies like Server Farm, Peak 10 and Digital Realty."
So who will profit the most from data centers at the Guilford County Prison Farm?
"Sorell: Duke Energy had a lot of unused infrastructure from the (textile) industry that left North Carolina. Now they have all this wire just sitting there unused, and they want to get some money out of it. There’s quite a bit of infrastructure left to go, and hopefully we’ll see more data centers move into the area. You couldn’t have a better user for the local utility. Their power output looks like (a flat line) throughout the day. Businesses are up and down."
And of course, as demand for electricity rises so will your electric bill. Think about it.
