Does a civilization with Kardashev rating equal or greater than 1 exist in the Milky Way?
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This question resolves to YES if the physics and astronomy communities reach a consensus on the question.

Aug 14, 9:40pm: We're using Carl Sagan interpolating formula

K = \frac{\log_{10}P - 6} {10}

where value K is a civilization's Kardashev rating and P is the power it uses, measured in watts.

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