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by julienfr112 47 days ago
If Germany power prices are so low, why are Germans power bills so high ? Maybe you are cherry picking spot/marginal price and not netting the subsides ?
2 comments
frm88 47 days ago
Taxes and levies make up up to 60% of the energy prices.

https://blackout-news.de/en/news/electricity-prices-in-germa...

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Moldoteck 45 days ago
and why are taxes that high. More specifically why is Germany spending 10x more than france on curtailment and transmission?))
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tcfhgj 47 days ago
higher prices means more incentives to be energy efficient
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Moldoteck 45 days ago
for now its incentive for deindustrialization
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tcfhgj 44 days ago
everything good for humans appears to be an incentive for deindustrialization
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