Here's a better and more recent article on Bitcoin energy use, and it's from a better publication:

The amount of electricity wasted by the banking system is orders of magnitude higher than what’s needed to secure the Bitcoin network. And that’s not even taking into account the environmental cost of mining gold, Bitcoin’s alternativ…
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Here's a better and more recent article on Bitcoin energy use, and it's from a better publication:
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/cryptocurrency/bitcoins-energy-usage-explained/
It’s estimated that Bitcoin consumes electricity at an annualized rate of 127 terawatt-hours (TWh)
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