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Doesn't the UK have some of the highest electricity prices in the world? They're on trend to drop below the world average for energy availability per capita too

by roenxi 2y ago

Doesn't the UK have some of the highest electricity prices in the world? They're on trend to drop below the world average for energy availability per capita too according to ourworldindata.com [0] and are already behind the EU, US and China. Horrific is in the eye of the beholder, but the UK's energy situation is unimpressive. I'd call it horrific, it looks like they've been in a state of acute crisis since around 2000. [0] https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/energy?tab=chart&facet=none&country=GBR~CHN~OWID_WRL~OWID_EU27&hideControls=false&Total+or+Breakdown=Total&Energy+or+Electricity=Primary+energy&Metric=Per+capita+consumption https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/energy?tab=chart&facet=...

kmlx 2y ago
> Doesn't the UK have some of the highest electricity prices in the world? no. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263492/electricity-prices-in-selected-countries/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/263492/electricity-price... > They're on trend to drop below the world average for energy availability per capita too according to ourworldindata.com it's not energy availability. it's energy use. and yes, energy use should come down worldwide over time.
- roenxi 2y ago
  > no. Yet your link shows the UK at number 4. And I note number 1 is Ireland.
  - ben_w 2y ago
    Do either of you have a source with more than 29 countries in it? Statistia comes up a lot, but the free content always feels like it's an ad for their paid stuff.
    - roenxi 2y ago
      Not me. I was phrasing it as a question because I thought maybe someone would have a better source that showed otherwise. That being said, China & India are managing <10c/kWh for ~1 billion people each. I feel pretty safe claiming that the UK does indeed have a horrific problem making electrons move through wires. 500% cost increase above par is an uncomfortable statistic.

by roenxi 2y ago

kmlx 2y ago

> Doesn't the UK have some of the highest electricity prices in the world? no. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263492/electricity-prices-in-selected-countries/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/263492/electricity-price... > They're on trend to drop below the world average for energy availability per capita too according to ourworldindata.com it's not energy availability. it's energy use. and yes, energy use should come down worldwide over time.

roenxi 2y ago
> no. Yet your link shows the UK at number 4. And I note number 1 is Ireland.
- ben_w 2y ago
  Do either of you have a source with more than 29 countries in it? Statistia comes up a lot, but the free content always feels like it's an ad for their paid stuff.
  - roenxi 2y ago
    Not me. I was phrasing it as a question because I thought maybe someone would have a better source that showed otherwise. That being said, China & India are managing <10c/kWh for ~1 billion people each. I feel pretty safe claiming that the UK does indeed have a horrific problem making electrons move through wires. 500% cost increase above par is an uncomfortable statistic.