alt Hacker News1 Gigawatt * 1 year = 8760 GWh * 0.8 load factor * $0.2 per kWh = $1.35B of only electricity.
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zahlman • today at 2:42 PM
Yes, and that is small compared to the building cost.
1 Gigawatt * 1 year = 8760 GWh * 0.8 load factor * $0.2 per kWh = $1.35B of only electricity.
Yes, and that is small compared to the building cost.
They're paying way under 20 cents a kWh. They're paying less per kWh than residential households. If the residential rate in an area was 20 cents, I'd guess the datacenter is paying 40-60% of that rate
They get bulk discounts because their load is 24x7, so the fixed costs covered by a per kWh charge is spread over many more kWh than a residential customer