Not the greatest article, computing power consumption has absolutely increased and muddying it with greenhouse emissions isn't the point. It's still an increase in electricity, the way in which we supply it doesn't change that.

The average desktop computer uses much more power than mentioned, you only need to look at premium desktop components to see how much extra power those components require than compared to previous years.

High end graphics cards decades ago required only around 155w, nowadays the average GPU is pulling 300w and upwards of 400-500w. Data centers command significantly more power than they used to and will only increase with AI usage.

The International Energy Agency shows that global data center electricity usage has almost doubled since 2020 and is projected to double again.