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Op specifically said environmental perspective, so it doesn't matter whether you pay 5ct or 90ct per kWh.
by iforgotpassword 4y ago
Op specifically said environmental perspective, so it doesn't matter whether you pay 5ct or 90ct per kWh.
- iasay 4y agoIt does however depend on how much coal you shovel into it. The point is you can’t go “the environment” and throw half the concerns out of the window. It’s way more nuanced than that.
- iforgotpassword 4y agoThat however is a fair point. I would be genuinely interested in the actual numbers. Gut feeling tells me buying a new computer has to be much much worse than running a ten year old machine even on coal, since a lot of these components come from all across the world, get produced in countries some of which have lax to no regulation regarding pollution, use of toxic substances, and so on. The hard thing is probably trying to break this down to one individual computer being made.
- naniwaduni 4y agoIt absolutely matters if those kWh are backed by environmental damage. Also if you can spend that money elsewhere to reduce environmental damage.