How the hosting rate is built.
A rate per kilowatt hour is four things added together. Here is what they are, what sits inside the base rate at Northwatt, and how to get a quote for your fleet.
Four things inside a rate per kilowatt hour
A single number per kilowatt hour is rarely the whole picture. Ask for the breakdown, then ask which parts can change during the term and with what notice.
Energy
The price of the electricity itself, contracted at industrial scale. Fixed, indexed or capped, each shape removes a different risk.
Transmission and distribution
What the grid charges to bring the power to the facility. Set by the utility and the regulator, not by the host.
Taxes and levies
What the jurisdiction adds on top. Visible in the breakdown or hidden in the margin, but always there.
Operations
The facility, the cooling, the network and the people on site. The part of the rate the host actually controls.
What the base rate covers
The items below are in the service agreement. What sits in the base rate and what is billed separately is named in the service order; open rows are terms we have not published yet.
| Item | At Northwatt | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Power and cooling | Energised capacity with distribution and cooling built for density | Service order |
| Networking | Connectivity, structured cabling and commissioning | Service order |
| Remote hands | On-site technicians, response within 4 hours | Service agreement |
| Monitoring and reporting | Real-time telemetry, alerting, monthly written report | Customer dashboard |
| Hardware intake | Receiving, inventory and pre-deployment inspection | Intake record per unit |
| Decommissioning | Secure data handling and return shipment | Decommissioning record |
| Minimum deployment | From 250 kW | Service order |
| Contract term | 12 months minimum | Service agreement |
| Rate per kilowatt hour | To be confirmed | Quote |
| Indexation during the term | To be confirmed | Service agreement |
| Items billed separately | To be confirmed | Service order |
| Curtailment: who calls it, notice and billing | To be confirmed | Service agreement |
| Uptime: reference and exclusions | To be confirmed | Service agreement |
| Deposit and payment terms | To be confirmed | Service agreement |
| Notice and exit | To be confirmed | Service agreement |
| Insurance of customer hardware | To be confirmed | Service agreement |
Questions that make two offers comparable
Capacity
Is the quoted capacity energised, announced or available? Only energised capacity can take hardware now.
Curtailment
Who can call it, on what notice, is there an annual cap in hours, and are curtailed hours billed?
Uptime
What is the reference, the measurement point and the excluded time? Two hosts quoting the same number can mean different things.
Exit
Minimum term, notice periods, what happens to the machines at the end and who pays for the way out.
Tell us what you want to run
Four facts are enough for a first answer. Every request is read and answered by an operator.
What we come back with
- Whether the load fits capacity that is energised today
- The rate, the term and what sits inside it
- The earliest date hardware can arrive
Registered customers reach the NOC around the clock through the contact named in their service agreement.
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