Carbon proxies: measuring the greenness of your application

How environmentally-friendly are your applications? How can you know?

Earlier this week, my smart meter finally arrived and it changed everything. Now, I get real-time metrics regarding my electricity and gas usage displayed on this little device which I have placed next to my laptop. We’re currently consuming 473W, which is above average – but for a family of 4, during a COVID-19 lockdown, with schools closed and everyone working from home during the middle of winter, it’s not bad.

I can see it jump to about 500W for 5 seconds when I raise my desk. Turning on all the lights in the house is about 250W, and running my ceiling fan seems to be a cool 3W.

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