Carbon-Aware Routing

Route compute to green energy.

Automatically schedule workloads in regions powered by renewable energy. Reduce carbon footprint without sacrificing performance or availability.

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CARBON-AWARE WORKLOAD ROUTERBATCH QUEUETask-0x12ATask-0x24ATask-0x36ATask-0x48ACARBON ENGINEEVALUATING GRID...europe-west3Frankfurt, GermanyGrid Mix: Coal & Gas440gCO₂eq/kWhus-west1Oregon, USAGrid Mix: HydroelectricROUTING HERE42gCO₂eq/kWhasia-east1TaiwanGrid Mix: Mixed280gCO₂eq/kWhAutomated Policy90% Less CO₂

Up to 90%

Carbon reduction

Real-time tracking

Energy source

Carbon-aware

Regions

None

SLA impact

Sustainability built in.

Real-time carbon signal, region selection, and time-shifting — at no extra cost.

Real-time carbon signal

Live marginal carbon intensity data from grid operators. Schedule workloads when and where clean energy is abundant.

Smart region selection

Automatically place non-urgent workloads in the greenest available region. Respect data sovereignty constraints.

Time-shifting

Delay batch jobs by hours to coincide with peak solar or wind generation. Automated scheduling with deadline guarantees.

Carbon reporting

Per-project, per-workload carbon footprint dashboards. Export data for ESG reporting and regulatory compliance.

Carbon-aware Kubernetes

GKE nodes automatically scale in green regions. Pod scheduling annotations for carbon-sensitive workloads.

No performance loss

Latency-sensitive workloads remain in optimal regions. Only batch and flexible workloads are routed for carbon savings.

Getting started

Launch your first instance in three steps. CLI, console, or API — your choice.

Terminal
ur carbon-aware enable \
  --project=my-project \
  --workload-types=batch,ci-cd

Green compute in practice.

Reduce emissions without changing your code or your SLAs.

Green batch processing

ETL pipelines and data processing jobs automatically scheduled during peak renewable energy periods.

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Suggested configuration

Multi-region · Time-shift · Max 4h delay

Estimate your costs

Create detailed configurations to see exactly how much your architecture will cost. Pay for what you use, down to the second.

Configuration 1

Estimated: $33.50/mo

Eco Routing

Traffic & Bandwidth

GB

Add-ons

Advanced Logging & AnalyticsDetailed flow logs (+$0.01/GB)
Cross-region HAActive-active failover
Config 1 cost$33.50

Cost details

$33.50

Optimize network paths for lowest carbon footprint.

Configuration 1
$33.50
Data Processing$8.50
5 Endpoint(s)$25.00
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Works seamlessly with

Virtual Machines
Kubernetes Engine
Cloud Storage
Carbon Dashboard
IAM
Cloud Logging

Frequently asked questions

Compute sustainably.

Enable carbon-aware routing at no extra cost. Reduce your workload emissions by up to 90%.

Enable routing Sustainability report