This information was found on Daly Caller is what happened when a governmental agency replied to a Freedom of Information request.
“The documents purportedly revealed that Google will not be paying the entire cost of infrastructure upgrades needed to power a new data center in West Memphis, despite claims to the contrary, according to the Arkansas Times. Google will only pay a third of the cost, $526 million, of a new solar array required to power the data center, the outlet reported.”
The company replied after a judge refused to keep the information hidden:
“‘Using the figures published in the article — $443 million plus $83 million minimum annually over 20 years — the total would be approximately $2.103 billion, not the amount reported. That distinction is significant,’ the company went on. ‘In fact, as demonstrated by the evidence submitted to the Arkansas Public Service Commission, Google is not only paying its cost to serve but is delivering $1.1 billion in other benefits to Arkansas customers.’”
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This seems to be good evidence that data center deals should not be kept secret.
