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Re:The Washington state legislature has voted to end limits ... by pseudalopex on Friday April 16, 2021 @02:25AM (#26830282)
Seattle's electricity rates are 1/3 below the national average apparently.[1] The water and sewage rates are some of the highest. But they include infrastructure costs other cities pay with tax revenue.[2]

King County commissioned the new plant. Seattle officials suggested taking less expensive steps first or building smaller plants.[3] I remember reading the local geology makes underground construction especially expensive. And probably you don't want to copy Dubai's working conditions.

[1] https://www.electricitylocal.com/states/washington/seattle/

[2] https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/rain-soaked-s...

[3] https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/how-brightwater-so...

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Re:The Washington state legislature has voted to end limits ... by nostromo on Friday April 16, 2021 @03:13PM (#26837902)
Those numbers are wrong. I don't know why -- they're probably just years out of date.

https://www.seattle.gov/city-light/residential-services/bill...

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Re:The Washington state legislature has voted to end limits ... by pseudalopex on Saturday April 17, 2021 @03:23AM (#26842308)
You're right. But Seattle's rates are 20% below to 4% above the national average still.[1]

[1] https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.ph...

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