A request, facility, and global system have different boundaries

Different questions require different boundaries: one request, a facility, and a global data-centre system are not interchangeable units. The report provides context for wider demand, rather than a universal energy number for any prompt.

Scenarios are not precise predictions

An original comparison should state what is counted and which uncertainty matters. Avoid converting a scenario into a precise prediction or comparing workloads with different hardware and utilization assumptions.

THE TAKEAWAY

What to remember

State the system boundary.

Sources & further reading

  1. IEA: Energy and AI (2025) ↗
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