Friday, 24 March, 2023

Quebec becoming home to data centres due to cheap, renewable energy

<p>With vast amounts of renewable energy, mostly generated from hydro dams, Quebec is seeing an increasing number of tech giants setting up data centres. With demand for cloud services soaring globally, Quebec now has 50 data centres compared to just 39 two years ago. Most are owned by tech giants Google, Amazon, Microsoft. While still small compared to rivals Ashburn, Virginia and Ille-de-France, the city is hoping to bring more companies to set up centres soon.<br /> &nbsp;</p>