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Expand Up @@ -3,12 +3,17 @@ title: Instances footprint calculation
description: This page explains how Scaleway calculates the environmental footprint of its Instances in detail.
tags: instances environmental-footprint impact cloud-computing
dates:
validation: 2025-05-27
validation: 2025-10-01
posted: 2025-05-27
---
import image from './assets/scaleway-allocation-rules-instances.webp'


## Console overview

Discover how to measure your footprint for Instances on the Scaleway console.
<GuideFlow src="https://app.guideflow.com/embed/9r25m0xazr"/>

For Virtual Instances, the calculation of the environmental footprint takes into consideration all the elements described on the [Environmental Footprint calculation breakdown](/environmental-footprint/additional-content/environmental-footprint-calculator/) documentation page.

## Calculation aspects
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```
(100 hours / 52,680 hours) * 100 kgCO2e * 0.425 = 0.080 kgCO2eq
```