Field notes
Writing that does the math first
No hype, no "10 INSANE local AI builds". Measured watts, verified prices, and verdicts we're prepared to defend in the comments.
Field note № 1
The real electricity cost of a 70B coding assistant in 2026
Watts at the wall, idle hours included — and why your state changes the answer more than your GPU.
Read → Field note № 2Local vs cloud: when it actually saves money (and when the internet lies to you)
The cloud baseline nobody puts in their calculator, and the 2026 price collapse that changed the honest answer.
Read → Field note № 3Does a used RTX 3090 still pay for itself?
The people's GPU, re-audited for 2026: three cloud baselines, three completely different verdicts.
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