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The Energy Use of a YouTube Video

By MinuteEarthFrom BoclipsOctober 25, 2025

FYI: We try to leave jargon out of our videos, but if you want to learn more about this topic, here are some handy keywords to get your googling started:
Data - information, typically stored on computers via electrical signals
Electrons - small elementary particles that flow through wires to transmit power and data
Photons - small elementary particles of light that carry information from screens to your face
Local Metro Network - computer network on the scale of a city, town, neighborhood, etc
Live action video - a video recording of the real world (people, scenery, etc) created using a camera
Data compression - storing data (pictures, video, text files, etc) in less space than the way it's normally displayed. Kind of like a modern version of microfilm. Or words.
Illustrated video - video created using computer software to generate still images, kind of like a fancy powerpoint slideshow

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