Data Centers: Grid Power vs. Private Gas Plants Debate

A debate over data center power: Richard Meyer argues marginal emission factors, not grid averages, should be used, while Ramez Naam contends that an increasingly clean grid makes connecting to it better than building private gas plants.

2026-10-27 ~ 2026-10-27 · 2 related posts

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