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[–] bitcrafter@programming.dev 20 points 8 months ago (4 children)

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

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago

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

[–] maketotaldestr0i@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

electricity is only a tiny fraction of energy use.

[–] hark@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

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

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

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