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But I’d that really a meaningful comparison? For that fuel consumption you get all of normal life. For that added data center noticing will change. In other wor
by hnaccount_rng 5y ago
But I’d that really a meaningful comparison? For that fuel consumption you get all of normal life. For that added data center noticing will change. In other words: the benefits for the humans aren’t even on the same measurement scale (although I’m a bit skeptical regarding the numbers. Amsterdam is a significant fraction of the Netherlands and I would be surprised if burning fuel would be 3 orders of magnitude more than electricity consumption for a Western European. But I’m also too lazy to do the calculations so …)
- jeffbee 5y agoLiquid petroleum is a significant component of energy consumption. It can't be ignored for these purposes. https://www.eia.gov/international/data/world/total-energy/total-energy-consumption?pd=44&p=0000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000u06&u=2&f=A&v=mapbubble&a=-&i=none&vo=value&&t=C&g=none&l=249--160&s=315532800000&e=1546300800000 https://www.eia.gov/international/data/world/total-energy/to...
- hnaccount_rng 5y agoI'm not saying it should be ignored. I'm saying I doubt it's a factor of 300 (which you claimed it to be)