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WellHome’s Interactive Website Energy Audit

Posted by admin on July 19, 2010
In Energy Statistics, Quiz

Perhaps you’ve heard of a Home Energy Audit, but probably not a website energy audit. We’ve created a tool to help you understand how much energy your website (or favorite website) is using for every page load. The internet itself uses an extraordinary amount of energy, thanks to the technologies necessary for transferring information (from [...]

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The Human Energy Calculator

Posted by admin on March 15, 2010
In Energy Statistics, Quiz, Science and Energy

The average human uses approximately 2,000 calories (kcal) each day in food resources. This is roughly equal to a little more than 2 kWh – or the amount of energy (electricity) that it takes to light a 60 Watt bulb for 30 hours. Pretty amazing huh!? The amount of energy our bodies consume pales in [...]

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