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# Bitcoin Uses More Electricity Than Many Countries. How Is That Possible?
- URL: https://werd.io/bitcoin-uses-more-electricity-than-many-countries-how-is-that/
- Published: 2021-09-07T02:05:08.000Z
- Updated: 2021-09-07T02:05:08.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:24

"We’ll explain how that works in a minute. But first, consider this: The process of creating Bitcoin to spend or trade consumes around 91 terawatt-hours of electricity annually, more than is used by Finland, a nation of about 5.5 million." Or, seven Googles.

\[[Link](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/09/03/climate/bitcoin-carbon-footprint-electricity.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur)\]