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// Energy · decoded · deep-research pass
Electricity Prices, decoded.
Industrial power cost by region — the data-center siting signal.
LIVE · feed-ready◊ confidence: Medium
// the signal · what the data says
Cheap, firm, low-carbon power is now the primary siting variable for compute. Quebec (hydro), the US Southeast, and the Nordics win on the combination of price and carbon intensity; Germany and Ireland are expensive and grid-constrained. Prices are volatile and should be refreshed from live feeds.
// comparison · every entry, benchmarked & annotated
| Name | Maker | Price ($/kWh) | Grid CO2 (g/kWh) | Renewable (%) |
|---|
| Quebec | Region | 0.05 | 30 | 99 |
| ◊ Hydro; cheapest + cleanest |
| Texas (ERCOT) | Region | 0.07 | 350 | 35 |
| ◊ Cheap but carbon-heavy |
| Virginia | Region | 0.08 | 300 | 25 |
| ◊ Data-center capital, gas-heavy |
| France | Region | 0.09 | 60 | 90 |
| ◊ Nuclear baseload |
| Germany | Region | 0.18 | 320 | 55 |
| ◊ Expensive, grid-constrained |
| Ireland | Region | 0.16 | 300 | 40 |
| ◊ DC moratorium pressure |
// leaderboard · Price ($/kWh)
01Quebec0.05
02Texas (ERCOT)0.07
03Virginia0.08
04France0.09
05Ireland0.16
06Germany0.18
// sources & where to verify
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◊ Deep-research pass, mid-2026. Headline/volatile figures web-verified against the sources above; engineering specs from primary/vendor data. Green = best value in column · confidence: Medium · verify volatile figures (prices, counts, live feeds) before publishing.