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In 2024, data centers consumed about 415 TWh of electricity worldwide — ~1.5% of global power demand.
Smart AI Usage Tools are a suite of interactive calculators and utilities designed to estimate AI carbon footprints, compare energy usage against traditional search, and optimize prompt strategies for sustainability.
Google First, AI Second
For fact-checking, use search engines. They're faster, show verified sources, and cost nothing.
Reuse Your Prompts
Save effective prompts in a library. Refining the same prompt daily wastes energy on duplicate processing.
Batch Your Queries
Collect questions throughout the day. Run one comprehensive session instead of 10 small ones.
Match Task to Tool
Use AI for synthesis, creativity, and analysis. Use calculators, search, and notes for simple tasks.
Enter the approximate number of prompts you send daily (e.g., 10, 50).
For simple fact lookups, search engines are faster and cost zero AI compute.
See the difference between asking AI and using a simple search
Question:
"Is the Eiffel Tower in Paris?"
Time
AI Energy
Method
AI QueryResult
Yes, the Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France...
Batch your queries instead of making random, repeated calls
Collect
Gather all your questions/tasks for the day
Consolidate
Combine related queries into one prompt
Process
Run one comprehensive AI session
Apply
Review and implement insights offline
Without Batching
10 queries/day
~3.65 kWh/year
With Batching
2-3 queries/day
~1.1 kWh/year (~70% savings)
Think before you ask: Consolidate questions, save energy and money, and get better insights by providing more context in fewer interactions.
Save effective prompts and reuse them. Every reuse saves energy and improves consistency.
Save and reuse effective prompts instead of rewriting similar queries daily
Summarize the following weekly report in 3 bullet points: [paste report]
50%
Queries avoidable via search/tools
70%
Savings from batching
~100 Wh
Yearly savings per person
If 1 million users adopted smart practices, we'd save ~100 MWh annually.
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