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This is a lot. $1000/MWh is $1/kWh. A kWh is leaving 10 old school incandescent lightbulbs on for an hour. Usually this costs a few cents.
by etimberg 6y ago
This is a lot. $1000/MWh is $1/kWh. A kWh is leaving 10 old school incandescent lightbulbs on for an hour. Usually this costs a few cents.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoI live in a state that doesn't exactly prioritize low consumer energy costs to put it mildly and my first thought was "$1/kwh is high but sounds reasonable if there's a massive supply restriction and demand spike at the same time". Goes to show you the power of anchoring.
- refurb 6y agoA single 60W bulb draws 0.06 kWh. So not 10 bulbs, but 17 bulbs.
- jagger27 6y ago100W bulbs used to be common and standard.