https://bpetit.nce.re/tags/ppa/ Recent content in Ppa on Benoit Petit's website Hugo -- gohugo.io en Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:59:24 +0200 https://bpetit.nce.re/2026/08/why-the-100-electricity-coming-from-renewables-claims-from-cloud-ai-and-datacenters-providers-are-not-okay-and-what-could-be-done-instead/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:59:24 +0200 https://bpetit.nce.re/2026/08/why-the-100-electricity-coming-from-renewables-claims-from-cloud-ai-and-datacenters-providers-are-not-okay-and-what-could-be-done-instead/ <p><em>Image: solar panels reflecting the sun, from <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/40888529@N00/3546825820">Alex Lang</a></em></p> <p>We get transparency only as good as regulation makes it. Even knowing that, I&rsquo;m still puzzled every time I see a &ldquo;100% renewable energy&rdquo; label regarding the electricity consumption of any service provider.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s not just in the Datacenter industry. Every single provider of service, including the ones that otherwise really tries to be a bit more sustainable than the average, intentionally (how handy) or unintentionally fall into this trap (sometimes using the claims of their own providers).</p>