• @[email protected]
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    211 month 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:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_of_the_United_States#/media/File:Timeline_of_U.S._electricity_generation_by_major_energy_source.png

    • @[email protected]
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      41 month ago

      That’s excluding our hard on for AI the last few years. Would love to see this updated.

    • Phoenixz
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      21 month ago

      Power usage levels in the US, though, are insane compared to mother countries.

    • @hark
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      21 month ago

      I’m surprised by how much natural gas makes up the mix.