PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoMonthly ration in Poland, early 1980slemmy.worldimagemessage-square146fedilinkarrow-up1551
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minus-squarebitcrafter@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·4 months ago I don’t see any other solution to the “exponentially growing power consumption” problem. In the U.S., at least, power generation has been roughly flat for the last 20 years, not growing exponentially:
minus-squarewhoisearth@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoThat’s excluding our hard on for AI the last few years. Would love to see this updated.
minus-squarehark@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoI’m surprised by how much natural gas makes up the mix.
minus-squaremaketotaldestr0i@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoelectricity is only a tiny fraction of energy use.
In the U.S., at least, power generation has been roughly flat for the last 20 years, not growing exponentially:
That’s excluding our hard on for AI the last few years. Would love to see this updated.
I’m surprised by how much natural gas makes up the mix.
electricity is only a tiny fraction of energy use.