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$100/MWh is pretty cheap. Around here the retail rate I pay on my power bill is something like 12 cents per kWh which is $120/MWh.

But on your broad point I agree. I couldn't see it being economical for anything other than emergencies or other situations where power is waaaaayyy more expensive than retail rates.

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> Around here the retail rate I pay on my power bill is something like 12 cents per kWh which is $120/MWh.

A cargo ship does not retail its load. You would still need a transport and a distribution network behind it, as well as a production plant somewhere across the world.

With $100 worth of power at the ship terminal, you could very well pay another $50-60 of transport cost and maybe $30-40 in taxes.

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