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Re:If you don't run your own LLM proxy, how do you even know... by rrr_oh_man on Monday October 19, 2026 @05:20AM (#50150206)
I didn't express myself correctly.

The analogy is false.

Domestic electricity is priced per kWh, wholesale electricity is priced per kWh, the latter is, as a rule, cheaper. It is not fixed vs variable rate.

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Re:If you don't run your own LLM proxy, how do you even know... by lesuorac on Monday October 19, 2026 @06:45AM (#50150746)
> Domestic electricity is priced per kWh

> wholesale electricity is priced per kWh

> the latter is, as a rule, cheaper.

I think you’re missing some detail. Why do two things that are “priced per kilowatt hour” have to have different prices?

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Re:If you don't run your own LLM proxy, how do you even know... by rrr_oh_man on Monday October 19, 2026 @06:52AM (#50150797)
Possibly we are talking about different things. I am not prescribing or postulating anything. This is just reality.

  Average Revenues/Sales (¢/kWh)

  End-use sector    July 2026
  Residential           18.31
  Commercial            14.53
  Industrial             9.77
  Transportation        14.97
  --
  Total                 14.99
Source: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/update/end-use.php

The reason is mostly higher consumption = lower average price.

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Re:If you don't run your own LLM proxy, how do you even know... by james_marks on Monday October 19, 2026 @10:42AM (#50153088)
Isn't there a time of day variable as well? That would further drive down the average for e.g, Industrial sites that run continuously.
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Re:If you don't run your own LLM proxy, how do you even know... by NortySpock on Monday October 19, 2026 @12:08PM (#50154135)
Well that's going to be obscured by an average.

Depends on the industrial or commercial contract, but yes.

Also my state recently mandated all residents be placed on time-of-use plans of some form.

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