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Mass volumes of off-grid or partially off-grid data centers running on inefficient thermal gen is not only terrible for emissions, it’s also economically inefficient when there’s plenty of lower-cost kWh available on the grid outside of extreme peaks & grid contingencies. So the
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Like, the real emissions risk is lock-in of off-grid gas, where you've got behind-the-meter gas plants built to serve a single load, running at 80%+ capacity factor for 30 years, with no transmission alternative and no competitive pressure from clean energy.
