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Unfortunately this transition comes at a price. Average household power prices for 2023 are 45,73ct/kWh in Germany[1] even after a tax reduction in 2022. Leavi

Unfortunately this transition comes at a price. Average household power prices for 2023 are 45,73ct/kWh in Germany[1] even after a tax reduction in 2022. Leaving nuclear energy behind while committing to exit coal as well in addition to being cut out cheap gas places Germany in a very difficult position. Especially to maintain their industry. For main European countries the kWh prices are rising as well[2]. 1. https://www.bdew.de/service/daten-und-grafiken/bdew-strompreisanalyse/ https://www.bdew.de/service/daten-und-grafiken/bdew-strompre... 2. (PDF) 5.8.2 https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Wirtschaft/Preise/Publikationen/Energiepreise/energiepreisentwicklung-pdf-5619001.pdf?__blob=publicationFile https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Wirtschaft/Preise/Publikat...

fransje26 3y ago
> Average household power prices for 2023 are 45,73ct/kWh in Germany And they are set to increase this year.
ZeroGravitas 3y ago
About half of that price is taxes. One idea that is catching on is shifting taxes and green levies from electricity to gas as the grid gets cleaner. You can also sometimes make exceptions for specific use cases, e.g. stop charging the extra fees on electric trains or EV charging or any other use of electricity that is directly displacing fossil fuels.
- misja111 3y ago
  Sure but that's just shifting the burden from one place to another. It doesn't take away the fact that cost of living in Germany has increased due to the shift to renewable energy. (disclaimer: I'm not against renewable energy, I just think we should not look away from reality)
  - ZeroGravitas 3y ago
    "Shifting the burden" to the places with externalities is perhaps the key idea driving the renewable revolution and is a tool aimed at increasing theoretical efficiency, literally making us all wealthier.
oezi 3y ago
Most of the costs are acquisition cost which is squarely due to the Ukraine war.

fransje26 3y ago

> Average household power prices for 2023 are 45,73ct/kWh in Germany And they are set to increase this year.

ZeroGravitas 3y ago

About half of that price is taxes. One idea that is catching on is shifting taxes and green levies from electricity to gas as the grid gets cleaner. You can also sometimes make exceptions for specific use cases, e.g. stop charging the extra fees on electric trains or EV charging or any other use of electricity that is directly displacing fossil fuels.

misja111 3y ago
Sure but that's just shifting the burden from one place to another. It doesn't take away the fact that cost of living in Germany has increased due to the shift to renewable energy. (disclaimer: I'm not against renewable energy, I just think we should not look away from reality)
- ZeroGravitas 3y ago
  "Shifting the burden" to the places with externalities is perhaps the key idea driving the renewable revolution and is a tool aimed at increasing theoretical efficiency, literally making us all wealthier.

oezi 3y ago

Most of the costs are acquisition cost which is squarely due to the Ukraine war.