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Re: Show HN: See the carbon impact of your cloud as you code

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Post by JamesGreenpixie » Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC

JCharante wrote: post #29

wouldn't this directly map to cost? Like sure I guess some data centers might use renewable energy sources while another might run on generators 24/7 so you could save carbon by switching data centers, but isn't cost a good enough proxy already?

You can cut your bill in half while increasing your vCPU hours in the hyperscaler with commitments, savings plans and other procurement mechanisms.

Re: Show HN: See the carbon impact of your cloud as you code

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Post by JamesGreenpixie » Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC

grigio wrote: post #28

Can I also see my impact while I'm gaming and paying with credit card? /s

If you know which AWS SKUs are used when you're gaming then 100% yes you can

Re: Show HN: See the carbon impact of your cloud as you code

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Post by JamesGreenpixie » Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 5:26 PM UTC

jesterson wrote: post #25

rtcode_io wrote: post #14

This is of zero use. Sell that to followers of WEF/EU/etc. to busy themselves and feel good.

You will be surpised how many folks buy the WEF bs. So why some people wouldnt make some money from it by counting carbon, unicorns, or other useless crap?

Greenpixie measure the electricity and water consumed as well. Is that more useful for you?

Re: Show HN: See the carbon impact of your cloud as you code

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Post by aeternum » Sat, Jan 24, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC

hkh wrote: post #23

aeternum wrote: post #22

Scarcity mindset is not the way

Do you think that only applies to Carbon, or with Cloud Costs too?

Both. First make the product work, then optimize cost.