Highlights:
- Bitcoin’s annualized energy consumption in 2025 is estimated at ~173 TWh.
- Renewable energy use in mining hit 52.4% in the same year, up from ~37.6% in 2022.
- Bitcoin mining now claims about 0.5% of global electricity use.
- The network draws ~10 GW of continuous power, translating to ~168 TWh annually.
- Coal remains part of Bitcoin’s global power mix, though estimates vary from 10–20%, with substantial regional differences.
- Bitcoin’s energy use rivals that of nations like Poland or Ukraine, ~155–172 TWh.
