Quote from: mantis_tobbogan on March 29, 2013, 07:21:17 PM

deatcode has got the idea. I know that an 'all inclusive utilities' fee will not cover the amount of power I am requiring, I'm going to have to pay for it some how. Also, there is an issue of getting that much power in the first place, as it will have to be a specialized circuit. I can't just plug these into the walls of any old place and run them. I'm looking into renting a space in a data center. As far as the .0065 figure, it was something I head once in a conversation, so it might not be realistic. Running the numbers I am comfortable paying .05, though less is always more. I couldn't just rent some place near Niagra, it would have to be able to provide me with the massive amount of wattage I need, but I will look into the location at .03~ sounds very, very appealing.

The .5 BTC bounty stands to anyone who points me in the cheapest direction and I happen to follow through with it. My plan should flesh-out in the next few weeks and once I sign the lease I will be sure to reward you.

Quote from: Lethos on March 29, 2013, 06:04:53 PM

Don't bother looking in England or the UK in general, it's expensive as hell here.
I'm know you didn't ask for that, but you can tick it off your list.

You are right, places near hydro dams do get really cheap electricity, sadly the only friend who could help with quotes in that example, lives in Las vegas and building a mining farm there would be silly. Far too hot, so you'd just end up spending more money on cooling.

I have heard very good rates in a few select places in Europe, Norway especially, it's so cold so they don't really have to worry about cooling and they have hydro dams up there. Could ask a contact out there if you really interested. Only problem is I'm not very fluent in the language.

Yes, I am very willing to explore all options (though I will let Argentina slide this time Grin

) and would be grateful if you would follow through and get me in touch with your contacts.

Mantis, my contact advised a few things. Try and find a Datacenter located in the south on Norway, like Oslo, electricity prices are a bit cheaper there. Many of the Datacenters really don't care how much electricity you use, some are bold enough to say free and/or include a lot. They charge more by their extra's like bandwidth, backup's and space it takes up.
Optimise for space, fit as many GPU's into a server sized rack unit as you can. Trust me, they aren't going to over heat.

Think the equivalent price in Norway for electricity would be 2.5 - 3 cents/kWh. So it's cheap and cold there. But being a Datacenter you mostly paying for the space and having it looked after.

Not many places have prices online, so shopping around takes a while (ie. sending emails for quotes).
Serve the world (in Oslo, Norway) does have their prices online. So they likely not be the cheapest.
http://servetheworld.net/produkter/co-location-server-rack

A full rack, which can handle in the region of 3000+ Watts. (enough space for ~10 servers - full of GPU's)
That would be $2000-3000 a month if I understand the table right.

However there is a lot of things included you just don't need. I know extra feeds and power is pretty cheap so if all you need is a basic setup inside, you could tell them that and they might consider reducing the price a lot.

He says there is a lot of Datacenters in Oslo, so if you want good price for a cabinet or full rack, and all you need is a basic connection and cheap electricity, your best bet is to send them an email for a quote.

Goodluck, if I had a larger client base in Europe, as a server admin, I'd so use them. A lot cheaper than anything else I'd have to consider.