REC
An accounting instrument used to certify the production and consumption of green electricity. It allows a company to purchase green electricity credits generated at a different time and location from its own electricity use in order to offset emissions.
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A PPA is a long-term power purchase contract tied to a specific power generation project and can in theory drive new renewable energy installations; a REC is an accounting certificate of emissions attribution that allows the purchase of green power credits from different times and locations.
Pathways for addressing the energy mix of AI data centers include signing renewable energy Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and procuring Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
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A PPA is a long-term power purchase contract tied to a specific power generation project and can in theory drive new renewable energy installations; a REC is an accounting certificate of emissions attribution that allows the purchase of green power credits from different times and locations.
50%UnverifiedPathways for addressing the energy mix of AI data centers include signing renewable energy Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and procuring Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
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