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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (51025)	8/17/2013 11:26:41 AM
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RE:We will need every energy source available to us going into the future. 1 billion smartphones will ship in 2013 heading toward to 2 billion annually in several years. They weigh less than five ounces, but according to recent data, when you count everything that matters, the average iPhone consumed more energy last year than a medium-sized refrigerator.By the numbers, a refrigerator from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star ratings list uses about 322 kWh per year. In contrast, the average iPhone used 361 kWh of electricity when you add up its wireless connections, data usage, and battery charging. Considering that a smart phone represents just one device in the ocean of the world’s Information-Communications-Technologies (ICT) ecosystem, it seems superfluous to say that the digital economy is poised to consume massive amounts of energy. thebreakthrough.org

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