The original goal of Ripple was to develop a platform that didn't consume huge amounts of electricity like the process of mining bitcoin. (dailybitcoinnews.com)
One big problem is that indoor farming requires huge amounts of electricity, which is not only costly but also offsets much of the good done by preserving water because of the large carbon footprint it creates. (inc.com)
These massive machines, which can stretch to more than 200,000 square feet, use huge amounts of electricity to extract aluminum from molten aluminum oxide through electrolysis. (treehugger.com)