[latchkey]

> I work in architecture and year after year the industry is pushing to squeeze every last bit of energy efficiency out of everything.

So is the entire bitcoin mining industry, it is built into their ROI. Have you not noticed the J/Ghash ratio over the years?

[AlexandrB]

> Have you not noticed the J/Ghash ratio over the years?

This is completely irrelevant because the protocol is designed to scale difficulty with the hashrate. The only benefit of improving J/Ghash is to get a leg up on other bitcoin miners.

[latchkey]

If my operation is earning more ROI, that's my benefit.

[AlexandrB]

The post you were replying to was talking about conserving energy, not maximizing ROI in a zero-sum game:

> I work in architecture and year after year the industry is pushing to squeeze every last bit of energy efficiency out of everything.

[latchkey]

Comparing two apples is boring, it is much more fun to throw an orange into the mix.

[Ekaros]

So the whole bitcoin network now uses less energy than when it started? As that is what efficiency means.