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# Energy-Efficient Consensus Mechanism

**Low Power Consumption**: Avalanche's consensus mechanism is designed to achieve high throughput and fast finality with significantly lower energy consumption compared to PoW networks. This efficiency is crucial in minimizing the environmental impact of blockchain operations.