TLDR; Hoffmann, Didi - cat /proc/energy: Power and Carbon Awareness Made Simple

ecoCompute 2025
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Did presents his work on /proc/energy . A kernel level energy estimation framework for linux machines:

  • He first decribes the situation on macOS, Linux and Windows regarding OS level energy metrics
  • He presents prior work regarding L3E and powerletrics. Showcasing the design decisions of making it flexible in integration and low-overhead
  • Like every good code talk it finishes off with demo code, sample integrations into Django and Wordpress and some more examples

If you liked the Sneak Peak you can find the full slides on the ecoCompute website: https://www.eco-compute.io/files/slides_2025/01_Thursday/01_SoHa/11_Hoffmann_Didi_ProcPower.pdf