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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by Masimatutu@lemm.ee to c/europe@feddit.de

Meanwhile in Germany:

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[-] TWeaK@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

The crazy thing is that renewable energy (particularly land-based) is much, much cheaper than conventional generation. This makes sense, as while construction and maintenance costs might be higher over the life of the plant, there is no fuel cost. And yet, consumers end up paying more for this cheap energy.

Detaching the generation market from the consumption market was down right evil.

[-] HollandJim@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

We’re very pro-business here. We talk a lot about it.

We’re also not so consumer friendly - that, you hear decidedly less about.

[-] wewbull@iusearchlinux.fyi 2 points 8 months ago

We really don't, or at least, don't have to pay more for clean energy. When the wind blows or the sun shines my electricity prices goes down. Way down! Through the floor down. It all depends on your tariff.

It's gas generators that pin the price high in the UK.

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