While I'll agree that the pithy analogies are an excellent conceptual tool, there are actual numbers attached to the Kardaschev Scale.

  • Type I: total energy consumption of between 1016 and 1017 watts/year. This is a roughly equal to the insolation of earth.
  • Type II: total energy consumption of between 1026 and 1027 watts/year. This is roughly equal to the energy output of the sun.
  • Type III: total energy consumption of between 1037 and 1038 watts/year This is supposed to be roughly equal to the inferred output of the Milky Way. But to be honest, I don't understand cosmology well enough to know what factors should be considered in making this estimate so I've no way to judge the relative credibility of my (single) source. YMMV.