NateJan 27, 2023
FACT*: If every Peloton user added their wattage back into the grid, their workouts could contribute 0.25% of all US electricity demand.
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*Sources: annual Peloton workouts from Statistica; average wattage per workout and overall US electricity consumption from ChatGPT.
Show threadKevin FoxJan 27, 2023
@innonate @anildash I did the math and assuming Wolfram Alpha’s figure of 3.83 trillion kWh/year and 400 million Americans, every single American would have to ride at 130 watts for 30 minutes every single day for this to be true.
Show threadKevin FoxJan 27, 2023
(Not counting the 50 watts that each Peloton uses to run, cutting the total usable output by 38%.)
Show threadNateJan 27, 2023
@kfury FWIW here’s my transcript with ChatGPT https://innonate.com/chatgpt-peloton-watts
ChatGPT Transcript Re: Peloton Watts • Nate Westheimer

Nate Westheimer is an entrepreneur, product exec, and investor. This is his blog.

Show threadKevin FoxJan 27, 2023

@innonate Interesting! The three bits that may be responsible are:

- Energy should be represented in watt-hours, not watts.

- The 200 watt figure is a measure if power, not energy (watt-hours) and so if each workout averaged 30 minutes then it woulf be 100 watt-hours.

- The figure for annual US energy consumption may be off by a factor of a thousand. Wolfram Alpha says annual US energy consumption is 3.832 trillion kWh.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Show threadNate
@kfury Update: Spotted its mistake. Had the right consumption number just hidden in calling it “4,178 billion” - but then when it did division it did 4.178 billion. Sorry, AI, that doesn’t work.
Jan 28, 2023 at 1:55amElk