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Re:Model 3 Mid Range Battery Available by seanmcdirmid on Thursday October 18, 2018 @06:47PM (#18252883)
Washington state has cheap hydro also, as to a lesser extent do many of the other states in the west coast (California has lots of hydro, but they also need lots of electricity and even import from Washington).

Is electricity in Canada generally cheaper than in the states?

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Re:Model 3 Mid Range Battery Available by titanomachy on Thursday October 25, 2018 @03:04AM (#18299036)
It looks similar. 10¢/kWh in Canada vs 12¢ in US (US cents for both). https://www.ovoenergy.com/guides/energy-guides/average-elect...
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Re:Model 3 Mid Range Battery Available by justtopost on Friday October 19, 2018 @02:42PM (#18258943)
I bet it depends on region, distance to station, maint, etc. I moved an hour outside a major metro and my electricity prices increased 60%, but gasoline only 2-5% in the USA. Plenty of trucking, but not much hard infrastructure. Most neighbors still burn wood or truck in propane for heat, yet the average home value is quite high. Its an odd situation, and points out how many of these solutions miss even the suburban populations, much less the rural.
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