Like, would a skyscraper-style datacenter be practical? Or is just a matter of big, flat buildings being cheaper?

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    21 hours ago

    Cheaper and easier, perhaps? If the costs of engineering a tower is more than just buying more land, then why build taller?

    It could also be local ordinances. Maybe they can’t get permission to build higher than 2 or 3 stories. I know that’s common for residential areas; it might be a thing in commercial or industrial areas too.

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      If the costs of engineering a tower is more than just buying more land, then why build taller?

      Figured it’d be something like that. Explains why they get built out in the middle of nowhere since land is cheap.