La factura de la luz se encarecerá en 2.000 millones al año si descarrila el decreto de centros de datos
Un estudio de modelización del sistema eléctrico español calcula que permitir la conexión masiva de ‘data centers’ sin exigirles energía limpia horaria disparará la electricidad en casi ocho euros por megavatio-hora debido a la quema adicional de gas
As the battle for Spain's digital future intensifies, the electricity bill for households and businesses faces a looming threat of astronomical proportions. Allowing unrestricted connections for data centers projected to emerge in the coming decade could skyrocket the electricity bill by nearly 2 billion euros annually if the government fails to approve the regulation requiring these massive installations to power their consumption with clean energy.
That is the stark conclusion reached by international academic experts at PyPSA Labs after modeling the Spanish electrical system: without strict hourly synchronization between consumption and renewable energy injection, meeting the electricity demand of servers will force thermal power plants to continuously burn fossil fuels, driving up the wholesale electricity price by almost eight euros per megavolt-ampere-hour (MWh) for all consumers across the country.
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