Carbon-aware computing
Carbon-aware computing is the practice of scheduling compute to align with low-carbon energy availability. The grid's carbon intensity varies throughout the day (solar peaks at midday; wind varies by region; fossil-fuel "peaker plants" fire during peak demand). Running flexible workloads during clean-grid hours produces lower carbon for the same compute work.
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