Inspired by another post.
Quick sources.
According to Google, a single search requires about 0.0003 kWh of energy.
https://www.rwdigital.ca/blog/how-much-energy-do-google-search-and-chatgpt-use/
Each ChatGPT query consumes an estimated 2.9 Wh of electricity…
Edit: I’m an idiot for not even considering conversions. I simply pasted the numbers from the sources. Apologies.
0.0003 kWh is 0.3 Wh, and 2.9 Wh is 0.0029 kWh.
I think the regular search is effectively one-tenth a chatgpt prompt.
…according to a simple calculator, and a lot of commenters who’ve now accidentally made this funnier.
I’m not an electrician.
Okay, after some more rabbling, here’s some edits. Take your pick:
now calculate how much power this meme took to make. or how much power all the page views take.
the easiest reference for this stuff is how much more efficient a thing is compared to an old-fashioned lightbulb. The standard lightbulb is 50W, which means leaving it on for an hour consumes 50Wh. so with that amount of energy, you could do 15 chatgpt prompts. or 150 regular searches. or run your (1500W) vacuum cleaner for two minutes. or rev your car for 1.8 seconds, assuming your engine is around 130bhp.
One of the sources I linked literally gave you your lightbulb answer, but you didn’t check. You just went straight to some kind of mansplaining.
Also, it’s a fucking meme. I don’t give that much of a shit.
it’s called “rambling”.
also, it’s about perspective.