Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale?
by wcoenen on Saturday December 09, 2017 @12:25PM
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> Bitcoin uses about 32 terawatts of energy every year
terawatt is a unit of power, not energy. You probably meant 32 terrawatt-hours every year.
Instead of converting to energy per year, I would just say that bitcoin consumes a few (between 1 and 10) gigawatts of power. That way you can compare to power plant output to get a sense of what that means.
terawatt is a unit of power, not energy. You probably meant 32 terrawatt-hours every year.
Instead of converting to energy per year, I would just say that bitcoin consumes a few (between 1 and 10) gigawatts of power. That way you can compare to power plant output to get a sense of what that means.