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by emifo3 83 days ago
I asked the AI your question, and it said: It should be written GWh (energy), not GW (power). That was my mistake writing the text. It is ~10 GWh/year. But the calculations are correct.

1. Electricity consumption: Modern internet transfer energy estimates: 0.02–0.08 kWh per GB Reasonable global average: 0.05 kWh/GB Energy: 182,500,000 × 0.05 ≈ 9,125,000 kWh/year ≈ 9.1 GWh/year

2. CO2: Typical internet electricity intensity: ~0.3 to 0.5 kg CO₂ per kWh We use a reasonable mid range: 0.4 kg CO₂ / kWh Now: 9.1 GWh = 9,100,000 kWh CO₂: 9,100,000 × 0.4 = 3,640,000 kg CO₂ = 3,640 tons CO₂/year

Using: $0.10–0.20 per kWh Estimate: 9,125,000 × $0.10 ≈ $912,500/year

If it is wrong. please tell me.