Blackle, the Green Search Engine
July 27, 2007 at 8:00 am by Chris
Wow! Google could save 750 Megawatt-hours each day if it switched from a white background to a black one, according to Blackle, a website that has already taken the initiative to apply a black background to Google's search engine.As far as I can tell, the search results are the same using Blackle and Google. Here are my Blackle results for "web development," and here are my Google results for "web devleopment." At this point, Blackle is limited to web searches only (no image, groups, video, news, or blog specific searching yet). (FYI: The Wall Street Journal disagrees with the 750 Megawatt-hours a day savings assessment. They argue that the savings would come from CRT monitor useage, a technology already on the decline anyway.) UPDATE: 08/09/2007: Read an official Google blog response to the Blackle idea. |
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Comments 
 Jason |
August 8, 2007 7:19 PM Some people may find that light text on a black background difficult to read. A possible solution for them is Greygle. It uses a grey background with dark text to reduce eye strain and make for a more comfortable reading experience. |
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CB |
August 9, 2007 1:17 PM Jason, wow! Quick response to this whole Blackle thing. Notice that Google has released a statement suggesting that black backgrounds may end up using more energy than white ones... Thanks for commenting. |