Facebook Uses 3 kWh per Capita Per Day

Yesterday was Facebook's 6th anniversary. Steve Tuttle and I are quitting.

I had a brief return after calling it quits in December - but have finally decided to pull the plug for good. I think.
simple yet effective graphic from rmansfield

Disturbingly enough, Facebook has a carbon footprint big enough to compete with large cities. Engineer Doug Beaver estimates per capita daily energy use at 3 kWh, with most energy used to power servers handling photos.

That's like me running a hairdryer for 3 hours every day. Assuming I use Facebook every day of every year, that's about 1000 kWh per year.

So I quit, not just for energy efficiency - but for my own time efficiency too!