To date, the merger has reduced the power consumption of the Ethereum network by more than 99.9% and continues to maintain low energy consumption.
It is reported that before the merger and upgrade, in 2022, the energy consumption of Ethereum will be between 46.31 TWh-93.98 TWh per year. Earlier news, on September 15, Ethereum migrated from PoW to PoS consensus mechanism, and the total energy consumption of the Ethereum network immediately dropped sharply.