13 May, 2009
Google’s Power Usage – Comparing Searches to Cheeseburgers
Posted by: Albee In: Uncategorized
Read this today about Google fighting agains the perception that it’s a power-waster. They’ve come up with how many searches compare to some typical food items. Problem is, the carbon footprint or power-use for any given item isn’t that simple of a calculation – in fact it’s dizzyingly complex.
Anyway, Google’s relationship to power efficiency is explicated here – but it doesn’t really mention their draconian bullying of power companies to get them electricity at cost (or lower).
Don’t get me wrong – I love Google – they offer some great products for free. With great power comes great responsibility, however….
Full article here:
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2009/05/google-15000-searches-1-cheeseburger-hold-the-fries.ars
