[_delirium]

In Denmark this is mostly managed by the interconnects with neighboring hydro-heavy grids. On calm days, Sweden releases more water from reservoirs and sells electricity to Denmark; on windy days, it closes the hydro gates and buys cheap electricity from Denmark. Fairly fortunate situation to be near large amounts of hydropower (Sweden gets about 50% of its electricity from hydro).

[polack]

I remember being in Denmark a couple of years ago when there was a massive spike in the electrical price. Think it was due to low wind and that Sweden had abruptly shut down one of its power plants. As an effect it costed the Danes more than 11-12 USD to run the clothes dryer (one time). So it can be expensive to depend on others :)

[sireat]

I am actually shocked to hear that any Danes have a clothes dryer.

In most of Europe clothes dryers are relatively uncommon (people use clothes lines or for inside use you have drying stands ).

So with the Danish emphasis on energy conservation one would think clothes dryers in Denmark would be an expensive luxury.

[_delirium]

They're still not that common, at least in Copenhagen, partly because most apartments are pretty small, so space is at a premium. But in recent years I've seen combo washer/dryer units that reuse the same tumbler for both functions, so they take only the space of a normal washer.

As for the cost, well, many Danes have money to spare.

[usrusr]

Fossil fuels are not exactly immune to outside influence on price either, as long as you are importing.