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Re:Google is officially 100% sun and wind powered – 3.0 giga... by blibble on Friday December 01, 2017 @03:54PM (#15827361)
that's almost just under one bitcoin...

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bitcoin-mining-energy-consumpti... says miners use 29.05TWh annually, so [29.05TWh / (365 * 24)h] = 3.3GW

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Re:Google is officially 100% sun and wind powered – 3.0 giga... by timthelion on Friday December 01, 2017 @04:38PM (#15827781)
I'm confused, you mean that the bitcoin network takes 3.3GW or it takes 3.3GWh to mine one bitcoin? It seems that google takes the same electricity as the entire bitcoin network.
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