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Can Consume the Most Electricity in Sweden
Summary
SKELLEFTEÅ. At a time when data centers are facing increasing resistance, EQT-owned Edgeconnex is trying to get permission for a data center at the Northvolt area in Skellefteå. The facility could become the largest electricity guzzler in Sweden. “I’m worried that Sweden will become a digital colony,” says Skellefteå resident Ebba Backteman.
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It is not certain that the EQT-owned data center company Edgeconnex will be able to get the electricity needed for the entire planned data center in Skellefteå. “It will require reinforcements in the network before it is even possible,” says Skellefteå Kraft CEO Joachim Nordin.