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taneqyesterday at 11:55 PM1 replyview on HN

At this point isn’t the marginal cost based on power consumption? At 30c/kWh and with a beefy desktop pc pulling up to half a kW, that’s 15c/hr. For true zero marginal cost, maybe get solar panels. :P


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EGregtoday at 1:36 AM

This is an interesting question actually!

Marginal cost includes energy usage but also I burned out a MacBook GPU with vanity-eth last year so wear-and-tear is also a cost.