Google's Carbon-Intelligent Computing Platform matches data centre demand with renewable supply

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Approach mirrors the growing use of time-of-use energy tariffs and demand response platforms

Google has unveiled a Carbon-Intelligent Computing Platform designed to match data centre energy use with peaks in renewable power generation. In a blog post entitled Our data centers now work h...

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