“Bitcoin is getting more efficient”
— Digiconomist (@DigiEconomist) March 14, 2022
Average energy consumed per BTC transaction:
2017: 169kWh
2018: 768kWh
2019: 563kWh
2020: 627kWh
2021: 1,386kWh
Current: 2,316kWh
Avg. per US household per day: 29kWh
Bitcoin’s capacity is limited, but there’s no ceiling to the energy usage