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> "On average though, 114 MW is pulled out of the grid by the datacenter and 114 MW is put in by the renewable energy company."

That's simply not the case. Wind farms fluctuate greatly and produce on average no where near their max output.

> "they are only reliant on gas/coal/whatever when the wind is having a dip"

Which is all the time. I've worked on this problem, there isn't some constant output from wind farms.

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This is at best a tangential point. If the wind farm is 114MW with a 10% capacity factor, his point is still correct.

Yes, they still rely on coal and natural gas to smooth the load, but his point was that by subsidizing the wind power, they still reduce emissions the same amount as if they didn't.

Obviously, this strategy only works when renewable penetration is fairly low, once you start having oversupplies then you no longer have 100% efficiency with this strategy.

Would it make you happy if they had written "On average though, x MW is pulled out of the grid by the datacenter and x MW is put in by the renewable energy company, where x is some value < 114 MW"? Sheesh. The point being made is pretty clear.

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