Saturday, March 29, 2008
AWARENESS, CONSUMPTION RAISED
Google - which turned its screens dark to raise awareness of Earth Hour, thereby consuming more energy - is an absolute power monster.
(Via Simon S.) Senior advisor Al Gore ought to have a quiet word. Earth Hour’s lights-out stunt doesn’t amount to a hill of candlelit beans relative to Google’s gobbling, according to a note from electrical engineer Ceni:
What a wank Earth Hour really is. The average home uses 5 kW of power as a maximum. Your kettle uses 2.2 kW. Lighting does not even come close to 1 kW. Turning lights off is so petty.