How much power keeps ChatGPT online each year as New York sits in the shadow of its grid
ChatGPT’s appetite for power no longer reads like trivia, it resembles a layer of infrastructure. Each exchange a user triggers enlarges the AI energy footprint, turning curiosity into measurable strain. Analysts estimate the service draws about 17 terawatt-hours of electricity each year. That output could keep New York City lit for nearly four months, showing