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		dist-epoch 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We Found the Hidden Cost of Data Centers. It's in ... If utilities charge them a premium, why would they sell power to those which do not pay the premium instead of auctioning all power?

LargeWu 3 months ago [–]

Because they're theoretically regulated and ordered to do so. The market for power is not a free market due to the locally monopolistic nature of it.

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