That's 7x the cost that I pay in the Pacific NW. Where are you?

I am going to assume based on the fact that the article is about Ireland, and Ireland uses the euro, the commenter is in Ireland

	▲	keane an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Also the mention of turf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B3rd_na_M%C3%B3na

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dymk an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I'm in the PNW and I pay 11c/kWh (well, I would, if I didn't have solar). Seattle is 13c, King County averages 16c. Where are you paying 5c/kWh? That's exceptionally cheap.

	▲	loeg 32 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Seattle is nearer 14c (13.75) and likely to increase over the next decade (because of nonsense like[1]). [1]: This alone will increase costs by something like 4c/kWh from these 70 year old dams: https://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/skagit-riv...
	▲	hunterpayne 40 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Near Vancouver.

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s1artibartfast 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Paying 50 cents here in California. Running the electric oven costs literal dollars. However, this isnt new. Im hoping the data centers bring more attention to our state run cartel and push it over a tipping point.

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delichon an hour ago | parent [-]

18 cents here in New Mexico. You must be getting premium government services for paying all of that in California.

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lotsofpulp an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

California utility prices are a function of income.

https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/industries-and-topics/electrical-ene...

	▲	mh- an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Only the fixed portion is. So about $20 of my $400-800 monthly electric bill is income-based.
	▲	s1artibartfast an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Not really. There is a standard rate and then the companies are required by the state to offer an opt in low income tier. There was a push a year or two back to make it fully income based, where you would have to give the power company your w2 to determine your rate, but it was rejected (for now)