That's like saying that if my lamp uses 3W when I'm at my desk, surely it'll use 6W when I call someone over. Blockchain energy usage is not really proportiona

That's like saying that if my lamp uses 3W when I'm at my desk, surely it'll use 6W when I call someone over. Blockchain energy usage is not really proportional to transaction volume, they're only connected in very indirect ways (more usage -> more adoption -> higher price? -> reward for mining a block increases in value -> miners can pay for more energy while still turning a profit)