AI Energy
Explore how artificial intelligence consumes electricity and impacts carbon emissions, water demand and energy use.
AI Query Energy Calculator
Estimate the electricity your AI text, image and video usage consumes — in kWh and £.
AI Appliance Comparison Tool
See your AI energy use in everyday terms — kettles, tumble dryers and EV charges.
AI Carbon Calculator
Estimate the carbon footprint of AI usage across prompts, images and video generation.
AI Water Usage Calculator
Understand how AI workloads and data centre cooling translate into water demand pressure.
AI Energy — recommended reports
In-depth research from the AI Energy Intelligence library on ai energy.
The environmental cost of AI-generated answers versus conventional search, benchmarked for UK decision-makers. An independent, evidence-based comparison of electricity, water and carbon per query across Google, Gemini, ChatGPT, Copilot, Perplexity and Claude — with forecasts to 2035.
Read the reportThe definitive UK view of AI's electricity, grid and infrastructure impact in 2026. An independent, evidence-based report on demand growth, data centre build-out, AI Growth Zones and the trajectory to 2035 — for UK policymakers, operators and investors.
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Independent analysis of the UK's best value energy suppliers for households in 2026 — covering tariffs, customer service, green energy, switching value and the July Ofgem price cap.
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