>what it would take to get German energy consumption up to a better level That's a good question. Prices are a good start. Consumer prices seem to be twice in

>what it would take to get German energy consumption up to a better level That's a good question. Prices are a good start. Consumer prices seem to be twice in G as in the US. Don't know where you get the "wholesale price is 4x in G". Most of what I can find is that wholesale is usually pretty close. My guess of what G could do to increase consumption and thus moneys: - Lower prices (duh). End user power is taxed heavily to subsidize industry power - Remove mandatory energy labels on all electronics. Who really needs to know how much a TV or fridge is going to consume in power? - Mandate "power-included" in rents. If you pay a fixed sum, you might as well leave the fridge open to cool the kitchen - Mandate central heating and cooling. If you only pay a share of what you consume, might as well go full blast on everything - stop subsidizing energy efficiency for new single and multi-tenant homes. - stop building solid houses. Plywood walls are fine Nice comparison on power prices: https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-market-report-december-2020/2020-global-overview-prices https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-market-report-decemb...