An interesting post regarding energy usage of consoles over at Ars Technica. The article talks about how much energy our gaming consoles use per year and the relative impact of this energy usage. It also talks about how to be an eco-friendly gamer: “By incorporating these practices, the NDRC claims that the United States’ electricity bill could be cut by more than $1 billion. Not only that, but it would help, “[reduce] emissions of more than 7 million tons of CO 2 each year—an amount equal to the global warming pollution from all the cars on the road in San Jose, our nation’s high-tech capital.” Read the full report here.