Every Forge call saves energy.
AI inference consumes real electricity. Forge's compression, caching, and routing layers reduce that consumption automatically — with transparent, citation-backed methodology.
Platform-wide impact
Aggregated across all Forge users. Updated every 5 minutes.
12,847 kWh
Energy saved
and counting
4,959 kg
CO2 avoided
conservative estimate
8.4M+
Total API calls
optimized through Forge
2.1B+
Tokens saved
via ICE compression
What that means in the real world
12,275
Car miles not driven
86,228
Tree-days of CO2 absorption
1,284,730
Hours of LED lighting
Three ways Forge reduces AI energy consumption
ICE Compression
Infinite Context Engine compresses prompts by 40-60%, meaning fewer tokens processed and less energy per inference call.
Semantic Cache
Identical or near-identical queries are served from cache — zero inference energy. Cache hits avoid the GPU entirely.
Smart Routing
Simple queries route to smaller, more efficient models. A 7B model uses ~70% less energy than a 175B model for the same task.
Transparent methodology
Our calculations use conservative lower-bound estimates from peer-reviewed research. We cite every source. We never inflate numbers. When in doubt, we round down.
Patterson et al. (2021) — Carbon Emissions and Large Neural Network Training
Luccioni et al. (2022) — Estimating the Carbon Footprint of BLOOM
US EPA (2024) eGRID — 386 g CO2e/kWh US grid average
Strubell et al. (2019) — Energy and Policy Considerations for Deep Learning
ESG reporting built in
Every Forge project includes energy impact tracking. Export compliance-ready reports for your ESG disclosures.
GET /v1/console/projects/:id/energy/export?format=json
{
"reportPeriod": "2026-03-01 to 2026-03-31",
"energySavedKwh": 6.231,
"co2AvoidedKg": 2.405,
"co2AvoidedLbs": 5.3,
"certificationNote": "Suitable for Scope 3..."
}
Suitable for Scope 3 Category 1 reporting under the GHG Protocol. CSV and JSON formats available.
Use AI. Use less energy.
Every API call through Forge automatically saves energy. No config needed. Just use Forge.