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Environmental Impact of Music Streaming?

posted by janrinok on Monday February 18 2019, @06:54PM   Printer-friendly
from the it-makes-sense dept.

takyon writes:

How streaming music could be harming the planet

Once vinyl or a CD is purchased, it can be played over and over again, the only carbon cost coming from running the record player. However, if we listen to our streamed music using a hi-fi sound system it's estimated to use 107 kilowatt hours of electricity a year, costing about £15.00 to run. A CD player uses 34.7 kilowatt hours a year and costs £5 to run.

Solution: Use a smartphone or laptop with headphones unless you are playing music for guests. Download the songs you play repeatedly.

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  • (Score: 2) by nobu_the_bard on Monday February 18 2019, @08:25PM (1 child)

    by nobu_the_bard (6373) on Monday February 18 2019, @08:25PM (#803150)

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 18 2019, @08:51PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 18 2019, @08:51PM (#803169)

    Bitcoin isn't worthless yet, but we're waiting.