Zoom Out Ep 7: Crypto amnesia | Olivia Keiter

Zoom Out · Episode 7 · Crypto amnesia

4.4%

of U.S. electricity, 2023 (DOE/LBNL)

0.6–2.3%

of U.S. electricity, 2023 est. (EIA)

Sources

Sources: EIA, Tracking Electricity Consumption from U.S. Cryptocurrency Mining Operations (Feb 2024, 25 to 91 TWh, 0.6% to 2.3% of 2023 demand). DOE / LBNL 2024 report (4.4% figure, crypto excluded, per the Congressional Research Service). Survey withdrawal per CRS R48914 and 2024 reporting by Inside Climate News and Utility Dive. Crypto range shown as a band because that uncertainty is itself part of the story.

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