Toward Greener Gaming: Estimating National Energy Use and Energy Efficiency Potential

Evan Mills1, Norman Bourassa1, Leo Rainer1, Jimmy Mai2, Arman Shehabi3, Nathaniel Mills4
1Building Technology and Urban Systems Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, USA
2Information Technology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, USA
3Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, USA
4Portland, USA.

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