TSMC Expected to be Affected by Increased Electricity Costs in Taiwan

[Wirko]

This could all be solved if we could have that "fusion" power, now where's that time traveler from the future when you need him the most!

He would also tell us that we're all dead.

I'm pretty sure that when it comes to the largest consumers such as TSMC, the ministry doesn't simply look up their standard price list for the item "extra-high-voltage consumer", even if such an item exists. These consumers have a role in keeping the country's electric grid stable. They may have restrictions like limited power use at certain hours, or they have to send some of their solar-generated power to the grid at certain hours. Quantities may be negotiated daily, and prices too.

 

[Bomby569]

They may have restrictions like limited power use at certain hours

not sure if you were specificaly talking about TSM here, but if you are i think they work 24/7, and they need to. They really can't do that.

They also use a lot of water, it's the price of having a large company with lots of employees and generating a lot of money for the country, you can't really have it all.
But i really don't understand this places in Asia, especially a island, why they don't bet on offshore wind farms like we do in Europe?

 

[R0H1T]

i think they work 24/7, and they need to. They really can't do that.

Yes they work 24x7 but not everything needs to be done 24x7 or 365 days a year. Like water filtration/purification among other things ~

Ultrapure water - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Some of these tasks can be done when electricity consumption isn't that high.

 

[Wirko]

Yes they work 24x7 but not everything needs to be done 24x7 or 365 days a year. Like water filtration/purification among other things ~

Some of these tasks can be done when electricity consumption isn't that high.

Yes, that's what I mean. Going by this example, they can build an oversized water purification plant and run it for 16 hours a day instead of 24, just to have flexibility in power usage. Or install 25 ovens to bake the photoresist instead of 20.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Someone on Twitter worked out the electricity price hike to end up costing TSMC 0.5-1 percent of its revenue.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1541909488113881090

 

[ratirt]

TSMC affected by electricity price. Who is not affected? I had to pay from $200-$400 per month over this half a year period trying to save and cut anything unnecessary. Now it dropped to a $150 when normally I would get $30 bill not even thinking about cutting usage. Funny thing is, some of my friends had to spit out $1000 per month

Someone on Twitter worked out the electricity price hike to end up costing TSMC 0.5-1 percent of its revenue.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1541909488113881090

that is like nothing and yet companies are looking for a reasons to bump the prices.