We see lots of different approaches to this, depending on the datacenter
operator:
1. Customer pays for power overage at an agreed to rate that is usually the
same as their committed rate (but could be more). This could be based on a:
* Per KW consumed
* Per KWh consumed
* Per Amp consumed
1. Customer is notified that they are over their committed draw, and asked
to increase their commitment. Could be:
* Immediately
* After a few months of repeated overages
1. Nothing happens (operator is not monitoring)
From: NANOG <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Alan Hannan
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2018 7:12 PM
To: Unknown <[email protected]>
Subject: overages for power usage
What kind of typical overage costs have you seen when a customer/you use more
than you've committed to?
I'm especially interested in datacenter power situations, where maybe you sign
up for 5kw or 500kw and use more than that in a given month. Is it billed at
the same rate? Is it billed at a higher rate? What's the % increase of the
higher rate versus the regular rate?
Thanks!
