Comment on As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to act

• cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What? That doesn’t make any sense.

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  • AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s essentially supply and demand. If the data center is willing to pay more, then everyone has to pay more.

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    • BD89@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Places like data centers don’t pay the same rate that individuals do though. They get an industrial rate.

      Basically they cut them a break so they can fuck you. The supply is more More than enough and the only demand that increased was from corporate interests.

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      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        It’s more that they get a bulk discount, whereas Jamaica m individuals don’t, and apparently they can set the bulk discount below the generation cost.

        It’s incredibly dumb and why I’d like there to be more choice. Instead of one company handling supply and service for industry and residents, there should be multiple companies handling supply and an independent org handling service. Basically, the suppliers would bring the electricity to the cities, and cities would handle it from there. Then they need to compete for the lowest cost energy, customers can pick which suppliers they’d like, and prices per KWh would be static regardless of customer (the only discount for large customers would be service).

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      • danc4498@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Socialism for the rich. Capitalism for everybody else.

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      • Tja@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        That is regional. In Europe commercial/industrial prices are usually higher, especially in times of crisis, because residential power has a price cap. Damn socialists and their regulations!!1!

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  • BD89@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It makes sense if you’re a greedy piece of shit that values corporate investment more than the people you serve.

    I’m glad you see that it doesn’t make sense though it means you are a good person.

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