Built to be green

Leading web3 to a more eco-friendly future

HOW MUCH ENERGY DOES FLOW USE?

With Flow’s proof-of-stake consensus mechanism and the unique multi-node architecture, we engaged Deloitte Canada to validate how much energy the network uses.

2021 Report by

0.18

Annual Energy Usage Total gWh (1 year)

What does this compare to?

In simple terms, minting an NFT on Flow requires less energy than an Instagram post

1 google search

12.5 flow nfts

1 min hot shower (38 deg.)

382,000 flow nfts

1 Mile in a car

1,000,000 flow nfts

1 hour of netflix

325,000 Flow NFTs

1 smartphone charged

500 flow nfts

1 cup of coffee

1,250 flow nfts

FLOW IS A LEADER IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY

As compared to proof-of-stake blockchains

FLOW

0.18 GWh

Solana

11.05 GWh

Polygon

82,190 GWh

0.79 GWh

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