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I know little about this region. Why would it be unreasonably more expensive to build on one side of the state line than another?
by bsimpson 6mo ago
I know little about this region. Why would it be unreasonably more expensive to build on one side of the state line than another?
- culi 6mo agoThey are very dependent on natural gas and they also heavy environmental protections/pollution regulation that makes it hard to build stuff like pipelines and, hence, makes electricity more expensive compared to states with less environmental protections.
- kube-system 6mo agoI don't know about this particular situation (NH and MA seem to have expensive power as well), but you can have significantly different costs on one side of the line or the other for regulatory reasons. State regulations can affect the cost of business significantly, and electricity is no exception.
- bsimpson 6mo agoI'm from Nevada. Very aware that California has more regulation (and hence more cost than us), but know little about the regional cost differences between Maine and Massachusetts.
- pj_mukh 6mo agoFascinating. First you NIMBY the power, then you cite the power shortages to NIMBY the data centers. Win. Win.
- kube-system 6mo agoThere's a lot more that contributes to power costs than NIMBYism.