Ethereum’s 99.95 % drop in energy usage will be equal to 15 big nuclear reactors, or 11 000 wind turbines

The Merge will reduce Ethereum’s energy impact by up to 99.95 %. That’s over 110 TWh of energy saved annually, or 110 billion kilowatt-hours, equal to the annual energy output of over 15 big, 800 MW nuclear reactors. Assuming that the reactors are never taken offline 🙂

Wondering how many wind turbines that is? In the US, the mean capacity of wind turbines is 2.75 MW: large, off-shore wind turbines can have production capacities of up to 8 MW. The typical capacity factor is 42 %.

This means, that Ethereum’s energy savings are equal to the annual production of almost 11 000 wind turbines.

Nuclear: 110 TWh / (800 MW * 24 h * 365) = 15.7

Wind: 110 TWh / (2.75 MW * 24h * 365 * 42 %) = 10870