The keys: the billion-dollar price of leaving data centers unregulated
Light will become more expensive by 2 billion per year if the decree regulating these facilities is derailed, according to a study.
A study warns that if the Spanish Government does not approve a decree conditioning data centers' connection to the electric grid on the use of renewable energies, consumers may pay around 2,000 million euros more per year. The warning comes amid pressure from large tech companies, grouped in Spain DC, who consider the requirements excessive and threaten a possible flight of investments.
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