--- title: We used to build steel mills near cheap power. Now... description: Hardware power consumption is a concern, particularly for portable devices like phones and tablets. In addition, power is crucial for servers in datacenters.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/we-used-to-build-steel-mills-near-cheap-power-now-that-s-where-we-build-datacenters-1pvudozhs twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: We used to build steel mills near cheap power. Now that's where we build datacenters | daily.dev og:description: Hardware power consumption is a concern, particularly for portable devices like phones and tablets. In addition, power is crucial for servers in datacenters.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/we-used-to-build-steel-mills-near-cheap-power-now-that-s-where-we-build-datacenters-1pvudozhs og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/1pvUdOZHs.png og:image:alt: We used to build steel mills near cheap power. 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