Oh yeah, I didn’t post this to imply it’s a good thing, just relevant to the discussion of clean energy
rhythmisaprancer@piefed.social 2 days ago
I’m not sure this can legitimately be called green energy.
compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
Dippy@beehaw.org 2 days ago
The additionallity of it does point towards yes. And, while I am no fan of data centers, they still benefit the renewable energy learning curve. For those unaware, for everytime we double the number of solar panels produced in the world, the cost falls roughly 20% per watt. If Jeff Bezos bought a billion panels and threw them away, it would still result in solar panels being cheaper down the line
Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
If the alternative is to power the datacentres with gas turbines, I would say that PV+BESS is pretty green.
rhythmisaprancer@piefed.social 2 days ago
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.
Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Yeah, the only truly green option is to skip the datacenter entirely. Well that’s not the reality where we live.