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Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

Data centres account for between 1.5% and 2% of global electricity consumption

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Data centres account for between 1.5% and 2% of global electricity consumption

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Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

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Can computing clean up its act?

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The industry consumes as much electricity as Britain—and rising

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Yeah, it’s not even close, BT uses stunning amounts of energy https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/09/03/climate/bitcoin-carbon-footprint-electricity.html

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