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SapporoChris
1 hours ago
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ketzu
14 minutes ago
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Isn't that only the energy of 1 liter per person per year? I think most people heat more water than that.
(Also I think bitcoin energy usage is also on the order of 0.001% of global energy use.)
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dbdr
3 minutes ago
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A quick search says 200 TWh for bitcoin mining per year, out of a total of 31 000 TWh of electricity generation, that is, 0.6%, or 600 times more than what you thought.
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