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> In total, the entire Solana network — with 1,196 validator nodes and an estimated 20,000,000,000 transactions — uses an estimated 11,051,066 kWh per year. Thi

• sib301 5y ago
  How much does AWS use for a comparable number of transactions? Your numbers don’t mean anything without additional context.
  • endisneigh 5y ago
    > …you'd resist the urge to jump to conclusions, you'd find with a couple of minutes of research that its energy usage is comparable to a few average households. >> …uses an estimated 11,051,066 kWh per year. This is the equivalent of the average electricity usage of 1038 American households. >>> How much does AWS use for a comparable number of transactions? Your numbers don’t mean anything without additional context. lol
• pcthrowaway 5y ago
  Fair enough, the energy usage is an order of magnitude higher (but other proof of stake cryptos with fewer validators do run on a much leaner network, though I'm not saying this is necessarily a good thing) From your own link though, with the current usage of the Solana network, a transaction consumes about as much energy as a google search. Not exactly something worth drawing out the energy pitchforks over.