Initial comments on 'The Internet Begins with Coal'

Date Published
12/1999
Publication Type
Journal Article
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LBNL-44698
Abstract

This memo explores the assumptions in Mark P. Mills' report titled The Internet Begins with Coal that relate to current electricity use "associated with the Internet". We find that Mills has significantly overestimated electricity use, in some cases by more than an order of magnitude. We adjust his estimates to reflect measured data and more accurate assumptions, which reduces Mills' overall estimate of total Internet-related electricity use by about a factor of eight.

Year of Publication
1999
Publisher
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Place Published
Berkeley, CA
ISBN Number
LBNL-44698
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