|
Title: hydro price per kwh Post by: rkinnin on May 26, 2015, 05:45:38 PM hi,
I probably could search this on the forum but the search system is still down after the hack...so my apologies for asking this. I hope I get some real world answers. What sort of price per kilowatt hour should I expect to pay if my power is coming from pure Hydro. I am not looking at the delivery piece just the supply piece. For those who get their power by Hydro - thanks for answering up. <Robb> Title: Re: hydro price per kwh Post by: rkinnin on May 27, 2015, 01:20:02 AM It all matters on what nation you're in and where in that nation. A quick google showed this for the US : In the U.S., hydropower is produced for an average of 0.85 cents per kilowatt-hour I am in the US..... $.85 is way too high for any sort of power. I think you might have your decimal in the wrong place. I have seen $.03 - $.06 for a range. What I was hoping to get is what miners are really paying. Title: Re: hydro price per kwh Post by: alh on May 27, 2015, 01:25:58 AM It all matters on what nation you're in and where in that nation. A quick google showed this for the US : In the U.S., hydropower is produced for an average of 0.85 cents per kilowatt-hour I am in the US..... $.85 is way too high for any sort of power. I think you might have your decimal in the wrong place. I have seen $.03 - $.06 for a range. What I was hoping to get is what miners are really paying. He may well have it right at .85 CENTS per KWh. It wouldn't surprise me if that is close to the marginal cost of a Hydro plant Kwh. That of course isn't what a customer pays to have it delivered to their house, with some money being put away when it's time to actually do a major overhaul at the plant. I expect some research on Washington State will get when you are looking for. Title: Re: hydro price per kwh Post by: buysolar on May 27, 2015, 02:18:23 AM If you have access to fast running stream or river, you can average under 3cents per kwh for micro hydro systems.
Hydro is one of the cheapest sources of energy, but most people do not have a location with adequate water resource for hydro power. Title: Re: hydro price per kwh Post by: notlist3d on May 27, 2015, 03:12:06 AM If you have access to fast running stream or river, you can average under 3cents per kwh for micro hydro systems. Hydro is one of the cheapest sources of energy, but most people do not have a location with adequate water resource for hydro power. It really depends a lot on country and location. Just since it's source is hydro a electric company can still jack the price up. I do know of one data center that used hydro it did make a deal with electricity company. I don't know if they would want me saying exact number so I wont. But it was higher then 3 cent's from the company. But still was cheap enough a data center was possible. Title: Re: hydro price per kwh Post by: buysolar on May 27, 2015, 03:34:58 AM If you have access to fast running stream or river, you can average under 3cents per kwh for micro hydro systems. Hydro is one of the cheapest sources of energy, but most people do not have a location with adequate water resource for hydro power. It really depends a lot on country and location. Just since it's source is hydro a electric company can still jack the price up. I do know of one data center that used hydro it did make a deal with electricity company. I don't know if they would want me saying exact number so I wont. But it was higher then 3 cent's from the company. But still was cheap enough a data center was possible. Yes electric companies can charge whatever the market will bare. My example assumed someone generates their own electricity, and doesn't pay an electric company for the electricity. Title: Re: hydro price per kwh Post by: notlist3d on May 27, 2015, 03:38:37 AM If you have access to fast running stream or river, you can average under 3cents per kwh for micro hydro systems. Hydro is one of the cheapest sources of energy, but most people do not have a location with adequate water resource for hydro power. It really depends a lot on country and location. Just since it's source is hydro a electric company can still jack the price up. I do know of one data center that used hydro it did make a deal with electricity company. I don't know if they would want me saying exact number so I wont. But it was higher then 3 cent's from the company. But still was cheap enough a data center was possible. Yes electric companies can charge whatever the market will bare. My example assumed someone generates their own electricity, and doesn't pay an electric company for the electricity. That would make it true on being much cheaper if you owned the equipment. Out of curosity do you know how much it costs for X KW to get hydro? I am familiar with costs with solar and wind. But I have never heard start up of owing your own hydro gear. I would be interested out of curiosity how much it costs in actually set up costs. Sadly hydro is not one I personally will ever able to do with lack of running water ways. Title: Re: hydro price per kwh Post by: rkinnin on May 27, 2015, 10:02:14 PM It all matters on what nation you're in and where in that nation. A quick google showed this for the US : In the U.S., hydropower is produced for an average of 0.85 cents per kilowatt-hour I am in the US..... $.85 is way too high for any sort of power. I think you might have your decimal in the wrong place. I have seen $.03 - $.06 for a range. What I was hoping to get is what miners are really paying. What State are you in? |