According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, “the average US household consumes about 10,500 kilowatthours (kWh) of electricity per year”
The study cited in the article says that 1,000 AI images uses around 3 kilowatt-hours of electricity. If someone made 10,000 AI images in a year, they would have increased their electricity usage by ~0.3%, which is not nothing, but not significant.
A moderately efficient air-conditioner seems to use one kilowatt hour per hour, so generating 10 AI images is approximately equivalent to using an air-conditioner for 2 minutes.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, “the average US household consumes about 10,500 kilowatthours (kWh) of electricity per year”
The study cited in the article says that 1,000 AI images uses around 3 kilowatt-hours of electricity. If someone made 10,000 AI images in a year, they would have increased their electricity usage by ~0.3%, which is not nothing, but not significant.
A moderately efficient air-conditioner seems to use one kilowatt hour per hour, so generating 10 AI images is approximately equivalent to using an air-conditioner for 2 minutes.