# Energy Efficient

Below are some of the ways in which ThreeFold achieves energy efficiency as compared to traditional models.

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In addition, a decentralized peer-to-peer infrastructure which finds the shortest path between end points is by nature energy-efficient. Data needs to travel a much shorter distance.

> Depending on the use case the ThreeFold approach can lead to 10x energy savings.