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mixdup • today at 3:33 PM • 0 replies • view on HN

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