“Nonetheless, today’s data represents a step towards the recent calls by Greenpeace for improved disclosure of the energy required to run Internet infrastructure. In April the environmental group called on Google and other large IT companies to disclose more information about the energy uses by their data centers, and place greater weight on renewable energy sources in making decisions about where to build new facilities. […] Google says its power usage, while large, is equal to just 0.01 percent of the world’s electricity usage. That estimate is derived from data centers’ use of 1.3 percent of the total, and Google’s 1 percent share of total data center power usage.” 1.3% of the world’s energy is used by datacenters. Google’s Energy Story: High Efficiency, Huge Scale » Data Center Knowledge

“Nonetheless, today’s data represents a step towards the recent calls by Greenpeace for improved disclosure of the energy required to run Internet infrastructure. In April the environmental group called on Google and other large IT companies to disclose more information about the energy uses by their data centers, and place greater weight on renewable energy sources in making decisions about where to build new facilities. […] Google says its power usage, while large, is equal to just 0.01 percent of the world’s electricity usage. That estimate is derived from data centers’ use of 1.3 percent of the total, and Google’s 1 percent share of total data center power usage.”

1.3% of the world’s energy is used by datacenters.

Google’s Energy Story: High Efficiency, Huge Scale » Data Center Knowledge

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