Also, the hardware likely has not been manufactured in a carbon neutral way, shipping of the components created its own footprint (likely via giant oil guzzling ship), and externals (e.g. DNS) are also not running on solar. It’s a cool project but not as environmentally friendly as it might appear.
(If we want to get really pedantic, the solar panels and battery need a few years to pay back their own CO2 debt for when they were produced. This server might need to run 3 years before it’s carbon negative. Maybe even longer because not all of the captured energy can be stored in the battery.)
(If we want to get really pedantic, the solar panels and battery need a few years to pay back their own CO2 debt for when they were produced. This server might need to run 3 years before it’s carbon negative. Maybe even longer because not all of the captured energy can be stored in the battery.)