Source: FlickrA black Google background would save 750 Megawatt-hours per year. This topic has been raised before and has even resulted in Blackle. Now Google Ireland has taken this to the max changing their homepage to use the energy efficient #000000 background, you can see this for yourself by visiting the site.

This is more than likely not a permanent change and is being used to raise awareness of Earth Hour. You can read more about it here

Thanks to iMod for bringing this to my attention.

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