The interior of Iris Energy’s Mackenzie data centre is seen in an Iris Energy handout photo | Photo: Iris Energy handout
Northern B.C. is no stranger to mining, but an Australian tech company is hoping to strike digital gold in Prince George and Mackenzie.
Iris Energy is building two data centres in northern B.C. to take advantage of the province’s low-cost, clean energy supply, Iris Energy senior manager of investor relations Kane Doyle said in an email. Affordable electricity is a key factor for Bitcoin miners, and the trio of data centre buildings under construction in Prince George are expected to require 50 megawatts of power.
According to Coinbase.com, Bitcoin
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