• Gaming
  • 19 columns
  • 120 rows
  • 8 formats

Cloud Gaming Energy Impact

This dataset provides detailed, session-level metrics on energy consumption, carbon emissions, and sustainability factors for cloud gaming platforms. It enables operational managers and sustainability officers to benchmark efficiency, track renewable energy usage, and analyze the environmental impact of gaming infrastructure across regions and platforms.

  • last updated 3 Feb 2026
  • by GoMask
The brief that made it

Benchmarking energy and carbon efficiency across cloud gaming platforms

Sample rows

preview · 8 of 120 rows · all 19 columns
session_idstringsustainability_initiativestringrenewable_energy_share_percentfloatlocation_citystringuser_idstringplatform_idstringplatform_namestringgame_idstringgame_titlestringregionstringsession_start_timedatetimesession_end_timedatetimesession_duration_minutesfloatenergy_consumed_kwhfloatcarbon_emissions_kgfloatdata_transferred_gbfloatserver_typestringlocation_statestringlocation_countrystring
S0000001EcoLeague92.5FrankfurtU1001P01GeForce NOWG001Forza Horizon 5EU-West2024-06-10T09:12:00Z2024-06-10T11:22:00Z1302.90.3825.8GPUHEGermany
S0000002null18.1AshburnU1002P02StadiaG002FortniteUS-East2024-06-09T16:50:00Z2024-06-09T17:00:00Z100.090.011.9CPUVAUSA
S0000003GreenInitiative85.2ZurichU1003P03LunaG003The Witcher 3EU-Central2024-06-10T13:15:00Z2024-06-10T16:15:00Z1803.220.731hybridZHSwitzerland
S0000004GreenBoost43.7San JoseU1004P02StadiaG004MinecraftUS-West2024-06-10T20:38:00Z2024-06-10T22:08:00Z901.740.2910.2GPUCAUSA
S0000005NordicRenew80.1StockholmU1001P04Xbox CloudG005Assassin's Creed ValhallaEU-North2024-06-11T07:20:00Z2024-06-11T08:50:00Z901.740.211.7GPUABSweden
S0000006null25.2ChicagoU1005P05ShadowG006Cyberpunk 2077US-Central2024-06-11T12:45:00Z2024-06-11T13:35:00Z500.80.097.5hybridILUSA
S0000007EcoLeague60.4AmsterdamU1002P01GeForce NOWG001Forza Horizon 5EU-West2024-06-11T21:00:00Z2024-06-11T22:00:00Z601.20.2911.7GPUNHNetherlands
S0000008GreenInitiative72.2BrusselsU1006P03LunaG007ValorantEU-West2024-06-12T15:50:00Z2024-06-12T17:20:00Z901.70.4513.3hybridBRUBelgium

What the 120 rows show

from the 120-row sample

Null (sustainability initiative) stands out: mean renewable_energy_share_percent is 15.0, against 78.2 for the rest.

  • 44.4median renewable_energy_share_percent
  • 4server types
  • 5platforms
  • 5platform names
  • 10game titles
  • 10regions
Mean renewable_energy_share_percent by sustainability_initiative120 rows
05010015.0null55 rows76.1Green…25 rows86.0EcoLe…24 rows86.7Nordi…10 rows41.3Green…5 rows45.0Marat…1 rows
renewable_energy_share_percent120 rows, in bands of 10
015302116154509171518050100renewable_energy_share_percent →

Median 44.4, from 0.0 to 100.0.

location_city120 rows · top 10 of 27 values
  1. Brussels12
  2. Zurich11
  3. Frankfurt10
  4. Tokyo9
  5. Richmond9
  6. Seattle8
  7. San Jose7
  8. Stockholm7
  9. Chicago5
  10. Dublin5
19 columns by typefrom the column list below
  • string 12
  • float 5
  • datetime 2

Columns

19 columns in three groups
blueprint · 19 columns
columntypedescriptionexample
Text 12 columns
session_idstringUnique identifier for each cloud gaming sessionuniqueS0000001
user_idstringUnique identifier for the user participating in the sessionU1001
platform_idstringUnique identifier for the cloud gaming platform5 platformsP01
platform_namestringName of the cloud gaming platform (e.g., Stadia, GeForce NOW)5 namesGeForce NOW
game_idstringUnique identifier for the game played during the session11 gamesG001
game_titlestringTitle of the game played during the session10 titlesForza Horizon 5
regionstringGeographic region where the session was hosted (e.g., US-East, EU-West)10 regionsEU-West
server_typestringType of server used for the session (e.g., GPU, CPU, hybrid)GPU · CPU · hybrid · otherGPU
sustainability_initiativestringName or code of any sustainability initiative applied during the session (if any)6 initiatives · optionalEcoLeague
location_citystringCity where the data center hosting the session is locatedoptionalFrankfurt
location_statestringState or province where the data center is locatedoptionalHE
location_countrystringCountry where the data center is locatedGermany
Numbers 5 columns
session_duration_minutesfloatTotal duration of the gaming session in minutes0 or more130
energy_consumed_kwhfloatTotal energy consumed during the session in kilowatt-hours (kWh)0 or more2.9
carbon_emissions_kgfloatTotal carbon emissions generated during the session in kilograms (kg CO2e)0 or more0.38
data_transferred_gbfloatTotal data transferred during the session in gigabytes (GB)0 or more25.8
renewable_energy_share_percentfloatPercentage of session energy supplied from renewable sources0 to 10092.5
Dates and times 2 columns
session_start_timedatetimeTimestamp when the gaming session started2024-06-10T09:12:00Z
session_end_timedatetimeTimestamp when the gaming session ended2024-06-10T11:22:00Z

Use it for

  • median renewab…44.4120 rowsmean renewable energy…15.0null76.1Gree…86.0EcoL…86.7Nord…

    A gaming dashboard

    Renewable_energy_share_percent by sustainability_initiative and a breakdown of location_city. Excel, Power BI or Tableau.

  • Why do the 55 null rows have a mean renewable_energy_share_percent of 15.0?

    A root-cause class exercise

    Hand out the rows and one question. The answer is in the data, not in the brief.

  • A software demo

    Believable sessions with user_id, platform_id and platform_name to fill a screen in front of a buyer.

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Rules it was built with
  • Each row represents a unique gaming session instance.
  • Include columns: session duration, peak concurrent users, data transferred (GB), energy consumed (kWh), estimated CO2 emissions (kg), platform type.
  • Sessions must originate from different global regions to reflect infrastructure diversity.
  • Exclude sessions with incomplete telemetry or missing energy consumption data.
  • Classify platform types as PC, console, or mobile cloud streaming.
  • Flag sessions that exceed energy efficiency thresholds as 'review required'.
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