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I wonder if my system is good or bad. My server needs 0.1kWh.

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[–] mesamunefire 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

I think at max 200w? It runs a collection of fedi/self service stuff.

I also run a pi with a couple of apps on a pi 3 that sips power.

It's a legitimate issue because it's 50+ cents per killowat hour where I live so power is very expensive...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

That seems really high, I think power where I live is about 12-14 cents per kilowatt hour. What makes it so expenses where you live?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

0.50 $/kWh is a normal price in Europe now

[–] mesamunefire 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Mostly just that they can. It's more expensive per tier actually.

https://www.pge.com/assets/pge/docs/account/rate-plans/residential-electric-rate-plan-pricing.pdf

Take a look, this is the old pricing. They just voted to up it again.

There's legislation that is moving along to charge people with solar because...idk.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They’re charging for solar because PGE is a greedy fuck.

[–] mesamunefire 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes. There was talk locally for local government to take control of the power but it's just talk..

It gets over 110 where I live in the summer...so air conditioning can make it very expensive.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Wait this is in the US? How, this is even more expensive than Hawaii, and they have obvious reasons for power to be more expensive there

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

PGE serves Northern California. They keep raising rates like 10-15% each year to cover their losses after all the wildfires a couple years ago and because of the greed.

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds 2 points 2 days ago

Take note, folks. Watch this trend spread.

[–] mesamunefire 4 points 2 days ago

Yep. And they are talking about a couple more price hikes next year. Significant ones.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Damn, I wish ours was that cheap. We're roughly $.30/kwh, mostly because our local poco is a reseller of SCE and we're in a rural area.

[–] corroded 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Holy shit. I'm paying less than 10c per kwh even in the "high usage" tier.

[–] mesamunefire 2 points 2 days ago

I wish that was ours...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

that's insane, i pay like 5¢ a KWh

[–] mesamunefire 1 points 2 days ago

Want to switch?