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> China as of 2019 was ~39,000 TWh That's more than the whole world (per your own numbers, 110 / 0.0055 = 20,000). I am seeing more like 7,500 TWh for 2019.[0]
by rspeele 5y ago
> China as of 2019 was ~39,000 TWh
That's more than the whole world (per your own numbers, 110 / 0.0055 = 20,000). I am seeing more like 7,500 TWh for 2019.[0]
Also, 1.4 billion people live in China and they make a huge amount of the world's durable goods, so it makes sense that they will consume some power. Bitcoin does jack shit.
[0]https://www.climatescorecard.org/2021/01/electricity-consumption-and-renewable-usage-have-increased-in-china-while-steady-energy-intensity-has-decreased/ https://www.climatescorecard.org/2021/01/electricity-consump...
- abystander 5y ago> Bitcoin does jack shit. It's a store of value that just survived displacement from a despotic regime without breaking a sweat.