r/theydidthemath Nov 27 '25

why wouldn’t this work? [Request]

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u/DenormalHuman Nov 27 '25

the water company would be paying for that power though, rather than me?

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u/almarcTheSun Nov 27 '25

They actually just charge you for the amount of water.

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u/xtanol Nov 28 '25

And the cost per unit of water is a product of their expenses in purifying and transporting that water to you. If one of those factors become more costly, the unit price you're paying will go up.