A transaction needs to be part of a block to be valid. So using transaction validation is a red herring. The validation uses same amount of energy it is require

A transaction needs to be part of a block to be valid. So using transaction validation is a red herring. The validation uses same amount of energy it is required to be included in the block. But, I see your point. So let's see how this thing will unfold if we talk about blocks (assuming all data is correct): From the article: > This averages out to a shocking 215 kilowatt-hours (KWh) of juice used by miners for each Bitcoin transaction So, as per the article a house needs 215kwh per week. Data Source for the article here: https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption Energy consumption for yesterday shows as 24.25 Twh. Block is generated every 10 mins so 144 blocks in a day. 24.25/144 = 0.17 Twh ~ 168 MWh or 168000 kwh for each block. When divided with per house per week from article - 168000/215 ~ 781 houses So the apt headline, as per you is - "One Bitcoin Block Now Uses as Much Energy as more than 750 Houses in a Week" I am sure people will love to talk about consumption per transaction if that was the headline.