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Inside the massive private power grids fueling the U.S. data center boom (pv-magazine-usa.com)
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[–] 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

If the alternative is to power the datacentres with gas turbines, I would say that PV+BESS is pretty green.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    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.

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