New data center, new way of pricing, here in Christchurch

[marsden_online]

So why did I learn about it from an Australian article?
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/215131,kiwis-open-hydro-powered-free-cooled-data-centre.aspx
Some of the cool stuff

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no power is required to cool the rassk for ten months of the year using chilled water and outside, provided the outside temperature stays below 18 degrees.
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The facility is capable of both peak lopping, during which the data centre feeds electricity back to the mains grid to the operator, and power islanding, during which the facility takes itself off the grid completely
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In times of grid emergencies during very high demand times, The Colocation Company has a commercial arrangement with energy utility Orion to sell power to the generator. This includes the power used by the data centre as well.
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Traditionally, data centre customers pay for the amount of space they use, but at The Colocation Centre, they are charged NZ$0.69 (A$0.56) per kilowatt-hour.