# Ethereum's energy usage will soon decrease by ~99.95%

DevFeed: [Ethereum's energy usage will soon decrease by ~99.95%](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ethereum-s-energy-usage-will-soon-decrease-by-99-95-16962.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2021/05/18/country-power-no-more>)

Author: Carl Beekhuizen

Published: 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ethereum-foundation-blog.md>)

Topics: [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>)

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## AI overview

The article estimates that Ethereum's transition to Proof-of-Stake will reduce energy use by at least approximately 99.95%. Using estimates for home and custodial staking infrastructure, it places Proof-of-Stake Ethereum's total consumption at about 2.62 megawatts.

## Source excerpt

TL;DR: Ethereum will use at least ~99.95% less energy post merge. Ethereum will be completing the transition to Proof-of-Stake in the upcoming months, which brings a myriad of improvements that have been theorized for years. But now that the Beacon chain has been running for a few months, we...