Cambridge preliminary research: Annual power consumption for Bitcoin mining increased to 190TWh, and the proportion of low-carbon energy rose to 59.4%

On July 26, according to TheEnergyMag, preliminary data disclosed by Alexander Neumueller, head of research at the University of Cambridge's Center for Alternative Finance (CCAF), at the Energy Investors Forum showed that from June 2024 to December 2025, the annualized power consumption of Bitcoin mining increased from 138TWh to approximately 190TWh, an increase of approximately 38%; During the same period, greenhouse gas emissions increased from approximately 40 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent to 48 million tons, an increase of approximately 20%. The proportion of low-carbon energy in the mining electricity structure has increased from 52.4% to 59.4%. Hydropower has surpassed natural gas and become the largest single energy source.