Zoe@piefed.blahaj.zone to Green Energy@slrpnk.netEnglish · 6 months agoInside the massive private power grids fueling the U.S. data center boompv-magazine-usa.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down10
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkInside the massive private power grids fueling the U.S. data center boompv-magazine-usa.comZoe@piefed.blahaj.zone to Green Energy@slrpnk.netEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months agoIf the alternative is to power the datacentres with gas turbines, I would say that PV+BESS is pretty green.
minus-squarerhythmisaprancer@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoSure, but using more sustainable options to provide power to increase consumption is the overarching point to me. Maybe this is less bad, but I don’t view it as pretty green in comparison.
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-26 months agoYeah, the only truly green option is to skip the datacenter entirely. Well that’s not the reality where we live. Found a buyer online, arranged shipping etc. Smooth sailing.
If the alternative is to power the datacentres with gas turbines, I would say that PV+BESS is pretty green.
Sure, but using more sustainable options to provide power to increase consumption is the overarching point to me. Maybe this is less bad, but I don’t view it as pretty green in comparison.
Yeah, the only truly green option is to skip the datacenter entirely. Well that’s not the reality where we live.
Found a buyer online, arranged shipping etc. Smooth sailing.