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by nealabq
842 days ago
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A typical fission nuclear power plant produces about a gigawatt of power. About 8.76 terawatt hours (TWh) every year. According to https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61364 humanity used about 27400 TWh in 2023, with bitcoin mining using in the range of 67 to 240 TWh. So we're using roughly half-a-percent of global electricity (~140 TWh) on bitcoin. That's about the 16 fission reactors. If we decide that AI is as worthwhile as bitcoin then we should be willing to invest that much electricity. Maybe the U.A.E. is thinking they could provide those power plants. |
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