@PugJesusM to HistoryPornEnglish • 2 months agoMonthly ration in Poland, early 1980simagemessage-square221arrow-up1576arrow-down15
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish21•2 months ago I don’t see any other solution to the “exponentially growing power consumption” problem. In the U.S., at least, power generation has been roughly flat for the last 20 years, not growing exponentially:
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agoThat’s excluding our hard on for AI the last few years. Would love to see this updated.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoelectricity is only a tiny fraction of energy use.
minus-squarePhoenixzlinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoPower usage levels in the US, though, are insane compared to mother countries.
In the U.S., at least, power generation has been roughly flat for the last 20 years, not growing exponentially:
That’s excluding our hard on for AI the last few years. Would love to see this updated.
electricity is only a tiny fraction of energy use.
Power usage levels in the US, though, are insane compared to mother countries.
I’m surprised by how much natural gas makes up the mix.