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by gpm 1137 days ago
Why would datacenters be willing to pay a 3x to 5x markup on the grid price when they could just connect to the grid?
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Wholesale buyers are willing to pay 3x to 5x (depends on the location) more than electricity distributors.

Electricity distributors may add a markup of over 10x on resale. For many reasons, it's easier to get energy out of them so you just won't pay the full ~10x markup on the wholesale market.