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    Ben Brockert (wikkit@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 08-Jan-2026 13:27:29 JSTBen BrockertBen Brockert

    I had the belief that aluminum is basically solid electricity, and was prompted to check it today.

    Primary (smelting, not recycling) aluminum production is 15 MWh/Mg https://international-aluminium.org/statistics/primary-aluminium-smelting-energy-intensity/

    Good industrial electricity price is 0.1 USD/kWh: https://www.electricchoice.com/electricity-prices-by-state/

    Bulk aluminum is around 2600 USD/Mg: https://www.intratec.us/solutions/primary-commodity-prices/commodity/aluminum-prices

    If you multiply the power by the energy price that's 1500 USD/Mg, so indeed more than half of the price of aluminum is just the electricity to make it. (1500/2600≈60%)

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