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0 pointsadev_8d ago0 comments

> Power is 2-3x as expensive in Europe than American. They're toast.

Europe is not Germany.

Electricity price is 2-3x times more expensive in Germany.

Electricity price for electricity intensive professional is around 12-14cts/kWh in France and can be reduce under 10cts/kWh for big consummers.

Which is competitive with the cost in several US states (it is still higher than Texas but not 3x).

Nordic countries should be able to align on that too.

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nperson8d ago

Electricity price in Germany for industries was ~16,7ct/kWh in 2026, special ones pay 11-12ct today and will pay a capped 5ct soon.

adev_OP8d ago

> will pay a capped 5ct soon.

Make sense.

Production price in Europe is between 3.5-4.5cts/kwh averaged. The rest are mainly transport and taxes.

If the EU currently choose to exonerate industrial consummers from these taxes and offload them on citizen (which honestly make sense from a business perspective), they could currently beat most US states in term of pricing while providing lower carbon footprint/kWh

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