​Big Tech Uses More Electricity Than Entire Countries – Tyler Durden

Big Tech Uses More Electricity Than Entire Countries Big Tech’s AI dreams are coming with a big energy price tag—technology companies and their data centers are consuming more electricity than countries with many millions of people. In the graphic below, Visual Capitalist’s Pallavi Rao compares Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Apple’s 2023 electricity use against select countries. Data sourced from company reports and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022). Ranking Tech Companies Energy Use vs. Select Countries Google and Microsoft both consume more electricity (24 TWh) than countries like Jordan (population: 11 million) and Ghana (34 million). *U.S. territory. **Estimated value. Figures rounded. Population source: World Bank. This highlights the…  — Continue at ZeroHedge News : Read More