Grid region scorecard

Why selecting region matters

Your cloud usage runs on power taken from the local grid of the hyperscale data centre your workload is running in. Due to the differing availability of renewables around the globe, local grids vary in their carbon intensity.

This means the same power consumption will emit more, or less, carbon depending on where the computation is happening.

Data centres also consume water for operations such as cooling, in addition to what is used to generate electricity. For regions already under hydric stress, this can worsen the impact on local populations and businesses.

What you can do

When choosing your cloud region, check this Greenpixie region scorecard and pick the region with the highest Sustainability Grade you can within your other requirements.