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 threadMingJan 28, 2023
@innonate is this net of the power consumption of the bike and the wifi and any other equipment i might have forgotten?
Show threadNate
@ming Definitely not. Also ChatGPT made a simple mistake that made the whole thing off by 1000x. See the full thread :)
Jan 28, 2023 at 5:07pmElk
Show threadMingJan 28, 2023
@innonate i would be happy if i could power a battery pack with the energy spent working out
Show threadNateJan 28, 2023
@ming wouldn’t that be neat!?