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lesuorac • yesterday at 10:45 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

> Domestic electricity is priced per kWh

> wholesale electricity is priced per kWh

> the latter is, as a rule, cheaper.

I think you’re missing some detail. Why do two things that are “priced per kilowatt hour” have to have different prices?

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rrr_oh_man • yesterday at 10:52 AM

Possibly we are talking about different things. I am not prescribing or postulating anything. This is just reality.

  Average Revenues/Sales (¢/kWh)

  End-use sector    July 2026
  Residential           18.31
  Commercial            14.53
  Industrial             9.77
  Transportation        14.97
  --
  Total                 14.99
Source: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/update/end-use.php

The reason is mostly higher consumption = lower average price.

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