To be clear, electrical rates are much different in different parts of the country. At my house in the suburbs outside St. Louis, MO, the cost is about $9/month. Not nothing, but not too significant compared to the total cost of the service.

That's actually non-trivial. That makes the monthly cost nearly 20% higher.

If it's your only (or best) option for decent internet, that cost probably won't consern you at all.

People who are off grid might grumble at having to provision more solar, battery and inverter capacity.

But for people who have other Internet options, $18/month might influence their decision.

25c per kWh is pretty high, I think that's high even for CA. Most states are in the 12-13 cents per kWh range [1].

1. https://www.electricchoice.com/electricity-prices-by-state/

Electriciy in CA is ridiculously expensive. $0.27/kWh average rate is common in CA. Going up to $0.40+ if you get into the higher tiers.

But even with insane generation rates, most of the electric bill is the power company service fee, not the generation fee.

For example, out of a $200/mo bill, maybe $50 is electric generation, the rest is the service fee. PG&E is insanely badly run.

Many places are tiered, so if you go above a certain kW/h the rate doubles or triples. Cali and parts of NY state are like that (never lived anywhere else tho).

8c per kWh here where I'm using it here in rural Arkansas.