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How Much Electricity Does It Take to Run the Web?.

Ever wonder exactly how much electricity it takes to run the Internet? All those Tweets, e-mails, and YouTube videos aren't powered by magic fairy dust, it takes electricity, and lots of it, to store and spread this content.
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There is worry, though, that this energy usage could double again in five years if steps aren't taken to increase efficiency of cooling measures and if older, more power hungry servers aren't swapped out aggressively for new, greener models.

-- Tom