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nandomrumbertoday at 6:13 AM3 repliesview on HN

> wholesale power prices halved

Who cares?

No one pays the wholesale price.

What price does the retail customer pay?


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Retrictoday at 6:23 AM

Retail prices obscure the underlying economics via taxes and subsidies.

Here the wholesale prices are far more relevant economically.

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adrianNtoday at 7:06 AM

The more power you consume the closer to wholesale is your price. I’m sure Aluminium smelters or fertilizer plants care a lot about wholesale prices.

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irishcoffeetoday at 6:58 AM

Green isn't supposed to save people money. It's just a shift from bit oil to big green if you're interested in the money part.