2026-08-05 16:46 UTC
I took a look at my own Claude Code use over the past 8 weeks to calculate agentic energy use. Using three different methods I find that the typical agentic prompt uses 180 watt-hours (45 to 360 Wh). This adds up to around 3 kWh per day, around the energy of running two fridges.
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@hausfath@fediscience.org 2026-08-05 16:46
Annualized, my agentic AI energy use is around 1.1 MWh, and is responsible for as much emissions as a clothes dryer or half a round trip flight from SF to NYC. Not enormous compared to my overall footprint, but far from trivial!