Vitalik Buterin emphasized the high energy consumption of approximately 100 kW required by the current real‑time prover, highlighting the necessity for more accessible, lower‑power solutions around 10 kW

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Another concern raised by Buterin was the system’s energy consumption. The real-time prover reportedly uses around 100 kilowatts of power, making it impractical for general-purpose or home-based use.

Vitalik also stressed that a successful Layer-1 network should use less energy and be able to scale up to meet growing demands. He highlighted that the SP1 Hypercube requires about 100 kilowatts of power to generate proofs, far more than the 10 kilowatts a typical home might use.

3. ~100 kW to prove. Proving is a 1-of-n trust model, but even still, perhaps we want proving doable at home (~10 kW)

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