Netflix’s overall electricity usage jumped 84% in 2019, outpacing subscriber growth

Netflix's reported energy usage does not account for the electricity required by consumers themselves to watch video on TVs or other devices. — Netflix

LOS ANGELES: Netflix disclosed that its total energy consumption in 2019 was 451,000 megawatt-hours – enough to power around 40,000 average American homes for a full year.

The streamer revealed energy-usage figures its inaugural Environmental Social Governance (ESG) report, in which it also disclosed which content it has pulled from the service in specific countries following government takedown demands over the last five years.