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Google and Microsoft now each consume more power than some fairly big countries

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68% Informative

Both Google and Microsoft consumed the same amount of energy as Azerbaijan , which has an estimated GDP of $78.7 billion .

The comparison highlights the colossal energy requirements of Big Tech.

Both companies have carbon-free or carbon-negative pledges by the end of the decade , and investments in cleaner energies and energy matching have already scaled up.

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59

Informative language

54

Neutral language

26

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

61

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not offensive

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not hateful

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medium-lived

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1

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