Cheap, abundant renewable energy powers cluster of Quebec data centres

The inside of the data centre owned by French web provider OVHcloud, in Beauharnois, near Montreal, Quebec. — OVHcloud/AFP

BEAUHARNOIS, Canada: With vast amounts of cheap and renewable electricity mostly generated from hydro dams, Quebec is seeing more and more tech giants setting up power-hungry data centres in the Canadian province.

Demand for cloud services has sent the number of data centres soaring worldwide, and in Quebec alone fifty now operate where just 39 existed two years ago.