The Growing Energy Needs of the Internet

The Growing Energy Needs of the Internet

Posted: 16 Nov 2012 12:08 PM PST

The Internet is immensely huge; it's 2.4 billion users strong, in fact. And it's still growing extremely fast. By 2016, the Internet will contain 4 times as much data as it does today. Now the internet uses 30 billion watts per year. What will it need tomorrow?http://theenergycollective.com/jen-robinson/144246/growing-power-hungry-internet?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29