poVoqMA to Self-hostingEnglish · 10 months agoData centres account for between 1.5% and 2% of global electricity consumptionarchive.phexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkData centres account for between 1.5% and 2% of global electricity consumptionarchive.phpoVoqMA to Self-hostingEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarewolfshadowheart@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·10 months agoOut of sheer curiosity I wonder how much energy consumption is used for standard currencies. I’m sure it’s less than 0.5% but I wonder
minus-squaresolbearlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·10 months agoI’m not sure that the combined energy consumption of the aggregate financial system is less than 0.5%, but it does, unlike Bitcoin, provide utility, not withstanding any reasonable objection to the fairness of this system.
minus-squarewolfshadowheart@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoOh definitely, no implication that’s it’s poor or bad from me. Like I said, mostly just curious.
Out of sheer curiosity I wonder how much energy consumption is used for standard currencies. I’m sure it’s less than 0.5% but I wonder
I’m not sure that the combined energy consumption of the aggregate financial system is less than 0.5%, but it does, unlike Bitcoin, provide utility, not withstanding any reasonable objection to the fairness of this system.
Oh definitely, no implication that’s it’s poor or bad from me. Like I said, mostly just curious.