Recharge accounts give Berkeley Lab researchers pay-as-you-go access to the Lawrencium cluster at a minimal recharge rate of $0.01 per Service Unit (SU). Recharge project accounts are named with an “ac_” prefix, for example ac_projectname.
How to request
Submit a project request in the MyLRC user portal. Include details of your research activity and a list of anticipated users. For step-by-step instructions, see Using the MyLRC Portal.
Rates
Compute is charged only for jobs run under a recharge account. The SU rate depends on the partition, and some partitions are free. For the rate of each partition and a worked example, see the Recharge Model.
Account fee
Every Lawrencium user account is also charged a separate $25/month account fee, whatever its project type. In the LBL Cost Browser, compute charges appear as LRCCPU and the account fee as LRCACT. For details, see Charges and Billing.
Questions
Email scienceithelp@lbl.gov.