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0 pointsbluGill3y ago0 comments

I work for a.company that melts steel. Cost of electric is a very large issue. We pay workers extra to work overnight shifts when electric is cheaper and shut down during the day. We also shutdown for annual maintenance in December when Christmas lights raise electric costs.. not one that melts metal, but I know one plant runs 5 months and does maintenance the other 7.

Note, the above is as of 10 years ago. Now wind provides most electric so hours may be different to account for that.

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erikerikson3y ago

We have Nucor in West Seattle and rumor has it running 24/7/365+ because the cost of shutdown/startup is too high. I've seen steel coming out is there everything I've driven by regardless of hour.

londons_explore3y ago

Seattle has far more stable power costs because they have lots of hydro.

Hydro has a fixed amount of water they can generate energy from, but can do it daytime, nighttime or weekends - whenever the users want the power they can have it.

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erikerikson3y ago

We have Nucor in West Seattle and rumor has it running 24/7/365+ because the cost of shutdown/startup is too high. I've seen steel coming out is there everything I've driven by regardless of hour.

londons_explore3y ago

Seattle has far more stable power costs because they have lots of hydro.

Hydro has a fixed amount of water they can generate energy from, but can do it daytime, nighttime or weekends - whenever the users want the power they can have it.

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