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The full title of the article is: Why You Can't Power Your Data Center Only With Renewables – But Should Try Anyway I know in states like Texas, you can only p
by foxyv 4y ago
The full title of the article is:
Why You Can't Power Your Data Center Only With Renewables – But Should Try Anyway
I know in states like Texas, you can only power your DC with renewables at certain times. They have recently had to curtail wind energy due to overproduction and lack of transmission capacity. We can't provision grid scale storage or transmission lines fast enough to keep up with wind production. However, data centers and other critical infrastructure are excellent places to start adding storage and direct consumption of renewable power.