Ask HN: Was there controversy with how much energy computers were using

3 points by jtouri 4 years ago | 1 comment
Given the news about how mining crypto is destroying the environment, was there any news similar to that when the personal computer started to be adopted in the masses?
  • daveoc64 4 years ago
    The Energy Star program (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Star) is an example of how energy usage of computers was considered in the 90s.

    I expect that the controversy with cryptocurrency stems from a perception that it's using a lot of power without providing much benefit to society.