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by bitxbitxbitcoin 912 days ago
Speaking of ridiculous… Average residential cost per kWh in Sunnyvale is actually $0.30 not $30 or $1.
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ta1243 912 days ago
> Speaking of ridiculous… Average residential cost per kWh in Sunnyvale is actually $30 not $1.

No, it's not. That could potentially be the cost of electricity in somewhere like the South Pole.

"The average electric rates in Sunnyvale, CA cost 31 ¢/kilowatt-hour (kWh)"

https://www.energysage.com/local-data/electricity-cost/ca/sa...

You'd have to provide some shockingly well sourced data to explain why electricity cost in one location is 100 times that of the rest of California, or how the average resident spends over $150,000 a year on electricity (the average per capita use in Santa Clara county is 6.2MW)

https://findenergy.com/ca/santa-clara-county-electricity/

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bitxbitxbitcoin 912 days ago
No need for well sourced data. Just a misread! Maybe take an introspective look at your interactions with other people. You seem a little unhinged!
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zbrozek 912 days ago
From 7-9 PM, the time in question, my marginal cost is $0.43662. See the tariff specification: https://www.pge.com/tariffs/assets/pdf/tariffbook/ELEC_SCHED...

It's just really, really high compared to the rest of the country. Or even the next city over, which is what makes it really hurt.

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