The first electronic digital computer, ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), which was built in the 1940s, consumed so much electricity that it caused brownouts in the town of Philadelphia every time it was powered on. It used approximately 150 kilowatts of electrical power, which is significantly more than the average household’s power consumption today.
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