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Re:Sandwell Bitcoin mine found stealing electricity by throwawayboise on Friday May 28, 2021 @12:46PM (#27317631)
That's amazing. When I lived in Chicago in the 1990s the rates were some of the highest in the country, ~$0.11 or so at that time.

Hourly rates/smart meters were not yet available to consumers (commercial customers could get different plans, IIRC).

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Re:Sandwell Bitcoin mine found stealing electricity by kasey_junk on Friday May 28, 2021 @09:05PM (#27322257)
My actual billed amount ranges between 10-12 c per kWh. The hourly rates are highly variable and my usage needs are pretty constant. But if you had a high variable load keeping your rate below 5 c per kWh doesn’t seem that hard in Chicago.
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