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[-] bitcrafter@programming.dev 13 points 1 year ago

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:

[-] hark@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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

[-] maketotaldestr0i@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

electricity is only a tiny fraction of energy use.

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

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

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