Average phone allegedly uses 30 kWh per year (charging + data transfer)[0], which in turn uses about 26 gallons of water[1]. Which I feel is well worth it for

Average phone allegedly uses 30 kWh per year (charging + data transfer)[0], which in turn uses about 26 gallons of water[1]. Which I feel is well worth it for the value each user gets out, but does start to add up to lakes and power plants worth of water/energy when there are billions of phones. [0]: https://www.bryceenergyservices.com/2024/10/03/the-total-energy-consumption-of-a-mobile-phone/ https://www.bryceenergyservices.com/2024/10/03/the-total-ene... [1]: Using same electricity water intensity as used in https://arxiv.org/pdf/2304.03271 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2304.03271