silence7@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoHome electricity bills are skyrocketing. For data centers, not so much.yaleclimateconnections.orgexternal-linkmessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1732arrow-down110
arrow-up1722arrow-down1external-linkHome electricity bills are skyrocketing. For data centers, not so much.yaleclimateconnections.orgsilence7@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square93fedilink
minus-squareFlic@mstdn.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days ago@pupbiru @silence7 staring at you from the UK, where the messed up way we calculate electricity charges means mine is currently 25.27p/kWh +£165 annual standing charge. That’s 34c USD or 51c AUD. Uuuuurgh
minus-squarePup Biru@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoyeah we have a “supply charge” that’s ~$1/day on top of that base rate too, so roughly the same situation :( we’ve got this crap because of privatisation so it’s not likely to change any time soon. i hope your energy prices come down when energy things stabilise in europe!
@pupbiru @silence7 staring at you from the UK, where the messed up way we calculate electricity charges means mine is currently 25.27p/kWh +£165 annual standing charge.
That’s 34c USD or 51c AUD.
Uuuuurgh
yeah we have a “supply charge” that’s ~$1/day on top of that base rate too, so roughly the same situation :(
we’ve got this crap because of privatisation so it’s not likely to change any time soon.
i hope your energy prices come down when energy things stabilise in europe!