Australia offers free midday power, challenging space datacenter economics
aronchick · x · 2026-08-19
Wholesale electricity prices in Australia have nearly halved, with millions of consumers eligible for three hours of free power during the day, driven by solar, wind, and battery adoption. This raises questions about the economics of putting data centers in space when free ground-based power is becoming available.
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