2026-08-10 18:27 UTC
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@Sanderde@mstdn.ca 2026-08-10 18:47
@Globob@thecanadian.social Yet those companies building the data centres appear to confident that renewable energy will meet their needs, at least in the short term. “As the grid struggles to meet the power requirements of generative AI, the industry is shifting toward energy parks that integrate solar and battery storage behind the meter to bypass sluggish federal interconnection queues.” My take from that statement is that solar with storage is used to make up for any shortfall from the grid, not to completely replace the grid which is probably sufficient to provide power in off-peak periods when solar is not generating power. https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/03/13/ai-datacenters-rewrite-the-solar-ppa-playbook/