The Physics Ledger

Intelligence production is bounded by power: dI/dt ≤ P·D / (k_B·T·ln 2). EnergyAI is run as a live experiment against that bound — every tool call an agent makes is metered in bits delivered and joules dissipated, and the ledger is public. This page is the record.

All-time ledger

Metered calls

6,591

since 6/10/2026

Useful bits (floor)

178,650

conservative decision-value accounting

Measured bits (ceiling)

5e+7

deflate(payload)×8 — measured since 2026-07-05

Joules dissipated (est.)

1,796

25 W serving-power model

η_I — bits per joule

99.5

floor; measured ceiling 28,189.5

Against the Landauer limit (T = 300 K)

Landauer minimum

2.87e-21 J/bit

k_B · T · ln 2 — physics' floor price of a bit

Theoretical ceiling

3.48e+20 bits/J

no physical process can exceed this

Distance below the bound

18.5 orders

log₁₀(limit / η_I) — honest, not a proximity claim

Last 30 days, by tool

Tool	Calls	Bits	Joules (est.)	η_I (bits/J)
check_incentives	498	7,968	5.3	1,517.7
find_local_installers	182	8,736	46.5	187.9
get_guide	273	8,736	11.9	732.6
get_node_score	263	6,312	7.6	833.3
estimate_production	379	9,096	4.6	1,977.4
list_guides	279	2,232	306.9	7.3
get_quote_link	189	12,096	3.5	3,456
get_power_passport_link	50	4,800	1	4,800
create_builder_key	8	2,048	5.7	359.3
get_builder_upgrade_link	92	11,776	22.3	528.1
get_power_service_quote	10	480	0.5	1,066.7

Methodology & caveats

Bracketed accounting (calibrated 2026-07-05): usefulBitsDelivered = conservative decision-value FLOOR (option-space-reduction constants, e.g. a 7-axis score ≈ 24 bits); measuredBits = deflate-compressed payload × 8, a measured CEILING on information transmitted per call. Headline η_I uses the floor.

joulesEstimate = wall-clock handler duration × 25 W (conservative server-power model). Hardware energy telemetry (RAPL / cloud sustainability APIs) replaces this when available.

η_I here covers serving energy only — it excludes model training, network transit, and client-side energy.
Bit accounting is intentionally conservative; real decision value per call is likely higher.
The Landauer comparison is a physical yardstick, not a claim of proximity: all practical computing sits many orders of magnitude below the bound.

Raw JSON: /api/v1/physics · Agents can call these tools free — see /agents.