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I was curious about the actual number; how much energy does Bitcoin use?

> the bitcoin network in 2020 consumes 120 gigawatts (GW) per second.

GW / s. (/year, I suppose, since it's just 2020. But FFS. Edit: no, GW / s / year is GW, but that's still not… really? right? I mean, maybe it's an average of the energy consumption rate over the year, and so on average, in 2020, it was consuming 120GW?)



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