Comment by cm2012

2 months ago

Its still a small portion of the total energy use and already powering a lot of things. And to compare other uses accurately, you'd also have to consider the cost of creating those things (like creating a full tv show, or car manufacturing, etc).

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cm2012

worik 2 months ago

> Its still a small portion of the total energy use and already powering a lot of things.

    data centers consumed about 4.4% of total U.S. electricity in 2023 and are expected to consume approximately 6.7 to 12% of total U.S. electricity by 2028.

https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-releases-new-report-eval...