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The prices were already high before wind and solar power came to be (and for quite many years grid prices where among the lowest in EU, while consumer prices wh
by patall 2y ago
The prices were already high before wind and solar power came to be (and for quite many years grid prices where among the lowest in EU, while consumer prices where among the highest). The high consumer prices for electricity in Germany are a result of grid fees, taxes, taxes on grid fees, taxes on taxes, and a lack of political will to lower those.
- lyu07282 2y agoIt's a give and take between profits and taxes, a wonderful symbiosis of neoliberal politics and the oligopoly.
- maccard 2y agoI live in the UK where we people point at the rest of Europe and say "why are our prices so high here when we have 50+% of our power coming from wind". > The high consumer prices for electricity in Germany are a result of grid fees Grid fees are a coverall for "making sure the whole thing runs", which in my mind covers "making sure there's gas (at least that's what we use in the UK) to cover the shortfall when it's not windy". The Gas stations need to be able to spin up to handle the demand, so it's an abritrage where you really want to maximise the amount of wind you use, while paying as little overhead to keep the gas ready to go. It's like being on-call, and having your on-call pay amortized into your regular pay.