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Re:Hetzner Price Adjustment by aaronax on Thursday August 11, 2022 @09:19AM (#32425154)
I use $1 USD per watt per year, with electric prices around $0.10/kWh. Good enough to inform decisions like whether to leave a light on all the time ($5/year) or whether to purchase a NAS vs. used server ($40 vs. $300 per year).

I guess my prices are actually a little over $0.10 and a watt over a year is a little under 10,000Wh as shown in your calculations, so those offset to make the estimate even more accurate (than necessary).

Re:Hetzner Price Adjustment by bushbaba on Thursday August 11, 2022 @10:05AM (#32425768)
In sf electricity is closer to 4x that rate.
Re:Hetzner Price Adjustment by reaperducer on Thursday August 11, 2022 @11:17AM (#32427027)
I just signed a new contract at 18.9¢/kWh + delivery. That's up from last year's contract rate of 8.1¢/kWh.

With the way the world is today, we'll all be paying SF prices soon.

Re:Hetzner Price Adjustment by simfree on Thursday August 11, 2022 @05:15PM (#32431797)
California's power market is heavily distorted by the private utilities needing to make a profit, extreme cost of living, and a need to import power from other states.
Re:Hetzner Price Adjustment by happyopossum on Thursday August 11, 2022 @11:47AM (#32427521)
if you're a PG&E customer, at top tier it's well over 4x, and closer to 5x, and since so many people WFH now, many more are paying in the top tier.