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At first glance this looks like a credible set of calculations to me. Here's the conclusion: > So, if I wanted to analogize the energy usage of my use of codin
by simonw 10mo ago
At first glance this looks like a credible set of calculations to me. Here's the conclusion:
> So, if I wanted to analogize the energy usage of my use of coding agents, it’s something like running the dishwasher an extra time each day, keeping an extra refrigerator, or skipping one drive to the grocery store in favor of biking there.
That's for someone spending about $15-$20 in a day on Claude Code, estimated at the equivalent of 4,400 "typical queries" to an LLM.
- Aurornis 10mo agoComparing it to running a refrigerator or the dishwasher is very relatable, as most people have at least one refrigerator without a second thought. This is for someone using a lot of LLM tokens relative to the average customer of these companies.
- nasmorn 10mo agoIt also means I could offset my Claude usage with a single solar panel which costs basically nothing. A battery as well if I wanna code late