Bitcoin could cost us our clean-energy future

Re:Bitcoin could cost us our clean-energy future by rgbrenner on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @12:44AM (#15858829)

13 TWH globally? The US alone produces 4000 TWH of electricity [0].

This isn't a problem. It shouldn't be an article.

edit: global energy consumption is 110,000 TWH [1]

0. https://www.eia.gov/electricity/annual/html/epa_01_01.html

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_energy_consumption

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Re:Bitcoin could cost us our clean-energy future by unchocked on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @01:00AM (#15858899)

That's 1% of global energy usage, and you say it isn't worth writing about?

*edit yep math's wrong. It's still a shitload of power and worth writing about.

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Re:Bitcoin could cost us our clean-energy future by rgbrenner on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @01:03AM (#15858909)

Check your math. 13 / 110,000 = 0.00012. Or 0.012%. That's 1/80th of 1%.

If it gets to 1% -- 1100 TWH -- then sure, it'll definitely be worth discussing.

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Re:Bitcoin could cost us our clean-energy future by sliverstorm on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @12:46AM (#15858842)

If your average power plant is 500MW, that's still 26,000 power plants the world would not otherwise need.

Edit: gah, embarrassing error. It's late.

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Re:Bitcoin could cost us our clean-energy future by rgbrenner on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @12:53AM (#15858874)

No, you haven't converted MW to MWH. A 500MW plant produces 4.4TWH per year (assuming 100% capacity factor.. it'll be less than that depending on the type of plant). It's maybe 3.5 x 500mw nuclear plants.

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