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Re:US utilities plot big rise in electricity rates as data c... by ryao on Thursday July 10, 2025 @03:34PM (#44524686)
Commercial and industrial rates are lower than residential rates in the US and elsewhere. The bigger users are apparently better at negotiating rates while the residential customers take what they are given.
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Re:US utilities plot big rise in electricity rates as data c... by BobaFloutist on Thursday July 10, 2025 @03:50PM (#44524763)
Which leads to the hilarious edge case of saving money by charging your car at a Tesla Supercharger instead of at home, because they're paying that much less for electricity than you.
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Re:US utilities plot big rise in electricity rates as data c... by ryao on Friday July 11, 2025 @10:22PM (#44538769)
In NY at least, Tesla super chargers charge rates above residential rates, so that does not actually happen unless you are grandfathered into unlimited free supercharging.
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