Data centre founder Scott Hicks picked his holiday home at Mannum, 84 kilometres from Adelaide among gum trees and wildlife on the Murray River, as a restful getaway from his day job.
What the chief executive of YourDC didn't count on was the huge power bills – $1700 at the height of the summer – that came with the need to use airconditioning constantly during peak hours.
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