2021 Data Center Global Market Comparison

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Power is a major cost of data center operations, with those areas offering the lowest power cost often the most attractive for large-scale processing. As power bills scale rapidly over multiple phases, it is useful to know where lower costs are available. TOP TEN INDUSTRIAL POWER COST (CENTS/KWH)

0.4

MONTREAL REYKJAVIK* WARSAW* JOHANNESBURG PORTLAND VANCOUVER SALT LAKE CITY DALLAS

0.35

0.3

0.25

0.2

0.15

0.1

0.05

ATLANTA SEATTLE

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*NEW MARKET IN 2021 REPORT

Source: Cushman & Wakefield Research

According to Enerdata, global power generation increased 3% a year from 2000 to 2018, with a slight decrease in 2019. Coal is decreasing as part of the global energy mix, with sharp increases in renewable options. FAST FACT

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