Why do Apple, Huawei and Tencent build data centers in Guizhou?

First of all, if you want to build a data center, you will need a lot of computer equipment. If you want to run them all, the electricity bill will become a huge expense. Although these companies are well-funded, they must choose suitable locations in order to reduce costs even more. Guizhou is known as the "battery" of China Southern Power Grid. The electricity here is quite cheap. Large projects like data centers can be negotiated for cheaper electricity prices. Building here can save a lot of money.

Secondly, computers need to dissipate heat when running for a long time. Of course, computers in data centers also need to be cooled. The cooling equipment in the data center consumes 40% of the total power consumption. Guizhou has a pleasant climate, with an average temperature of 15 degrees throughout the year. Using natural wind can solve the cooling problem in Guizhou and save 9 million kilowatt hours of electricity every year.

Finally, the probability of natural disasters in Guizhou is very low, and there is no threat of earthquakes, typhoons and floods.

So, these large companies built data centers in Guizhou not only because the electricity bills here are cheap, but more importantly, the geographical location is superior and the probability of natural disasters is low, because the data center is very difficult for a large-scale It is the most important guarantee for the company. If the data center is damaged, it will be a fatal blow to the company. Therefore, the first requirement of these companies when choosing a data center is that it must be safe.

It has policy support and the environment is suitable for data center operations

The most important thing about the data center being built in Guizhou is that Guizhou is my country’s first national-level big data comprehensive test area. The state will have special subsidies and support in Guizhou, which is not available in other regions. Moreover, Guizhou itself will pay more attention to the development of big data than other regions.

Secondly, the establishment of a big data center is easy, but it needs to solve both energy consumption and heating issues. Moreover, getting a good solution in this area requires significant costs and remains so all year round. If you have to face such a large consumption every year, it may result in making ends meet.

On the contrary, in Guizhou, because the temperature remains at about 15 degrees Celsius all year round, the weather is suitable, and the local wind and solar resources are also quite abundant, which is no worse than Inner Mongolia. The power resources are abundant and the air is fresh. There is not much pollution and almost no smog. Therefore, Guizhou big data companies can save a lot on maintenance and cooling costs.

The temperature is relatively stable, and the electricity price is relatively cheap

The weather in Guizhou is relatively stable, and the temperature difference is not very big throughout the year. There is no severe heat like Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Chongqing, nor is it as hot as in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Chongqing. The severe cold in the cities of Harbin and Heilongjiang will make the hardware environment of the running server in Guiyang relatively stable, thus ensuring that users can continue to access it in daily use and bringing a better user experience.

Guizhou’s electricity prices are relatively cheap. We know that commercial electricity in general cities is more than 1.2 yuan per kilowatt hour, but commercial electricity in Guizhou only costs 0.69 yuan per kilowatt hour, which saves a lot for enterprises. The additional economic expenses have attracted more and more companies to build data centers in Guizhou.