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I don't follow. You seem to be implying that Amazon would like to reduce their electricity usage. If so, shouldn't they be charging less for the more efficient

I don't follow. You seem to be implying that Amazon would like to reduce their electricity usage. If so, shouldn't they be charging less for the more efficient instance type?

nine_k 4y ago
No, they charge for compute, which the new CPU provides more of, even though it consumes the same amount of electricity as a unit.