IT infrastructure consumes a non-trivial proportion of global electricity production, ~10% by some estimates. That consumption is growing at an alarming rate. M

IT infrastructure consumes a non-trivial proportion of global electricity production, ~10% by some estimates. That consumption is growing at an alarming rate. Most of our electricity still comes from coal. Performance-per-core may have stagnated, but performance-per-watt continues to improve at an exponential rate. Without the efficiency dividend provided by Moore's Law, IT infrastructure could become one of the biggest obstacles in our transition to sustainable energy.