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by throwaway473825 10 days ago
That's still not enough to bridge the gap between coal and gas. See for example this article:

https://www.ffe.de/en/publications/merit-order-shifts-and-th...

The US is an anomaly due to shale gas:

https://energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/how-much-has-s...

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Gas prices vary across the world, mostly depending on if it's only LNG imports (high prices) or local sources (much cheaper, e. g. the US) or a mix (e. g. Europe but since 2022 it's heavy reliant on LNG which pushes prices up). Coal prices also vary. Guess we cannot compare gas and coal prices globally, only withing a specific region.