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carbonalyser / Carbonalyser

The add-on "Carbonalyser" allows to visualize the electricity consumption and greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions that your Internet browsing leads to.
https://theshiftproject.org/en/carbonalyser-browser-extension/
MIT License
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Inconsistent input data #19

Closed sarakonrad-sk closed 5 years ago

sarakonrad-sk commented 5 years ago

Hi, your input data in Carbonalyser/popup/popus.js lines 5 + 6

5 const kWhPerByteDataCenter = 0.00000000072; 6 const kWhPerByteNetwork = 0.00000000152;

are inconsistent with your reference, the 1byte model presented in https://theshiftproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Lean-ICT-Materials-1byte-Model-2018.xlsx

There, these two numbers are a factor of 10 smaller, leading to a tenfold overestimate of the value for gCo2e in the app, compared to what the reference would predict.

Cheers.

supertanuki commented 5 years ago

Hi. Thank you @brain-in-the-universe :+1: You're right! I prepare a new release with the fix.