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by Retric 2988 days ago
At ~10-15 m^3 per bushel (2000 - 3000 gallons) the lowest cost intermittent electricity is under 2c/kwh. So that's closer to 20-30 cents per 3.50$ bushel of corn for energy at minimum. Though presumably there would be many other costs on top of pure energy especially if you are not operating 24/7.

https://electrek.co/2017/11/16/cheapest-electricity-on-the-p...