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Re:Google is officially 100% sun and wind powered – 3.0 giga... by cdancette on Friday December 01, 2017 @10:16AM (#15824230)
Why do they sell at loss? Is the energy they buy from the grid cheaper than the energy they buy from renewable sources?

And do they just make an exchange with the grid for the same amount of energy?

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Re:Google is officially 100% sun and wind powered – 3.0 giga... by drwl on Friday December 01, 2017 @12:32PM (#15825507)
My guess is that sometimes it costs money to provide energy. I would imagine it has to do with supply and demand at that time.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601221/texas-and-californ...

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