Jan Rosenow on Nostr: "Why are electricity prices so high if renewables break generation records and are so ...
"Why are electricity prices so high if renewables break generation records and are so cheap?" I have been asked.
The main reason: Gas still sets the price 63% of the time in wholesale electricity markets in EU27 & >90% in some countries.
The graphic is from the Draghi Report.
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