
“Google has stationed approximately a million computers worldwide to be able to process the 40 billion searches per month. One search request uses as much energy as a low-energy light bulb in one hour.” (25000 Joule/Hour = 7 Watt/Second)
Quote: Intermediair (article in Dutch). Image: Jeen Berting / Overburen
via http://www.nextnature.net/?p=2645