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The utility from which I buy electricity charges me per kWh consumed. They earn more revenue when I use more electricity. If they charged a flat $100 per month
by mcculley 4y ago
The utility from which I buy electricity charges me per kWh consumed. They earn more revenue when I use more electricity. If they charged a flat $100 per month like my ISP, they would, like my ISP, cap my usage.
- nottorp 4y agoHowever, most of the cost is producing those kWh and it's linear with kWh produced, while an ISP's costs are about fixed per household...
- mcculley 4y agoThat’s a chicken and egg situation. The costs are fixed because they have no incentive to build more infrastructure. If you live in a place with only one or two ISPs and they only charge a flat rate per month for capped usage, you never get more bandwidth. The system is working as designed.
- nottorp 4y agoThe real fix is to take down some barriers to entry for new ISPs ;)