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by tomputer 1431 days ago
Gas prices were already rising since 2020 but yes, the Ukraine/Russia conflict made it worse.

Below a graph from the Dutch TTF Gas Futures from the past 2 years. The contract price is in Euros and Euro cents per MWh.

https://www.theice.com/products/27996665/Dutch-TTF-Gas-Futur...

Edit: those are just numbers on a screen but in real life that means the energy/gas bill increases between 5x - 10x if this continues.

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Russian influence operations have been sabotaging western gas production via "green party" lobbyists.

They've done the same for nuclear.

They've planned this invasion and freezing Europe this winter is all part of their plan.