Estimate personal AI compute electricity, carbon, water, and monthly power cost from prompt volume, tokens, energy intensity, PUE, and grid factor.
Formula
const monthlyTokens = inputs.dailyQueries * inputs.tokensPerQuery * 30; const baseKwh = (monthlyTokens / 1000) * inputs.whPerThousandTokens / 1000; const monthlyKwh = baseKwh * inputs.pue; const monthlyCarbonKg = monthlyKwh * inputs.carbonFactor; const monthlyWaterLiters = monthlyKwh * inputs.waterIntensity; const monthlyPowerCost = monthlyKwh * inputs.electricityRate; return { monthlyKwh, monthlyCarbonKg, monthlyWaterLiters, monthlyPowerCost };AI Queries per Day
80
Average Tokens per Query
1,200
Energy Intensity
0.35 Wh / 1k tokens
Data Center PUE
1.3
Grid Carbon Factor
0.35 kg/kWh
Water Intensity
1 L/kWh
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The Personal Carbon Footprint in AI Compute Calculator estimates monthly AI energy use, carbon-equivalent emissions, cooling-water use, and power cost from prompt volume, tokens per prompt, energy intensity, PUE, grid carbon factor, and water intensity. It helps turn vague AI-footprint debates into adjustable personal usage assumptions.
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The estimate combines AI Queries per Day, Average Tokens per Query, Energy Intensity and returns Monthly AI Energy, Monthly Carbon Estimate, Monthly Water Estimate.
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