Anonymous ID: 7b2eab Jan. 4, 2026, 4:13 a.m. No.24071278   🗄️.is 🔗kun

The Kardashev scale is more qualitative than quantitative and proposes three levels of civilizations:

 

Type I: The civilization is capable of using energy resources on a planetwide scale, or equivalent to the entire power consumption of the planet (about 1016 watts). This would mean harnessing both the energy that reaches the planet from its star, such as solar energy, as well as all energy the planet can produce, such as wind, hydroelectric, and geothermal energy. Such a civilization could also harness the energy of volcanoes and earthquakes.

Type II: The civilization is capable of using the entire energy output of its star, or about 1026 watts. This would be possible through a theoretical technology called a Dyson sphere that would completely envelop a star to capture all its energy. (Such a sphere in the solar system would have a surface area about 600 million times greater than Earth’s surface area.) The civilization would also be able to transmit information across a galaxy.

Type III: The civilization is capable of using the entire energy resource of its galaxy, or about 1036 watts. Such a civilization would be able to transmit information between galaxies.

Tabby’s Star

 

The Kardashev scale is more qualitative than quantitative and proposes three levels of civilizations:

 

Type I: The civilization is capable of using energy resources on a planetwide scale, or equivalent to the entire power consumption of the planet (about 1016 watts). This would mean harnessing both the energy that reaches the planet from its star, such as solar energy, as well as all energy the planet can produce, such as wind, hydroelectric, and geothermal energy. Such a civilization could also harness the energy of volcanoes and earthquakes.

Type II: The civilization is capable of using the entire energy output of its star, or about 1026 watts. This would be possible through a theoretical technology called a Dyson sphere that would completely envelop a star to capture all its energy. (Such a sphere in the solar system would have a surface area about 600 million times greater than Earth’s surface area.) The civilization would also be able to transmit information across a galaxy.

Type III: The civilization is capable of using the entire energy resource of its galaxy, or about 1036 watts. Such a civilization would be able to transmit information between galaxies.

Tabby’s Star

 

https://www.britannica.com/science/Kardashev-scale

 

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