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13.1 Carbon & Energy Foundations

Intermediate · 3 articles · MODULE 13: GREEN & SUSTAINABLE COMPUTING ⭐ NEW

Why Grid Carbon Intensity Varies Hour to Hour

Tutorial · Intermediate · 15 min

The electricity grid is not equally dirty all the time. Its carbon intensity CI(t) — grams of CO₂ per kWh — rises and falls every hour because the fuel mix changes:…

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By: Anacodic Team

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Emission Factors & Carbon Accounting

Tutorial · Intermediate · 16 min

An emission factor EF is how much CO₂ a source emits per kWh (gCO₂/kWh).

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Measuring the Energy & Carbon of AI (the A/E Metric)

Tutorial · Intermediate · 17 min

To measure what one AI task costs the planet, you need two multiplications. First, energy = power × time, scaled up by the data center's PUE overhead → kWh.

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By: Anacodic Team

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