No: an average image represents 15% of a charge, or 2.9 Wh against 19 Wh. The comparison comes from the first version of a study, dated 2023, which referred to the most energy-intensive generator, at 11.5 Wh per image, and assumed 12 Wh per charge. With a charge of 19 Wh, that generator accounts for 60% of one.
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