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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

UK for comparison (Average over year)

GW %
Coal 0.18 0.6
Gas 8.31 27.7
Solar 1.52 5.1
Wind 9.36 31.1
Hydroelectric 0.41 1.4
Nuclear 4.36 14.5
Biomass 2.15 7.1

Edit: Imports are the remainder

[–] bazsy 12 points 4 days ago (4 children)

The sum of those percentages is 87.5%. So what's the rest, maybe import from France or Norway?

[–] glimse 8 points 4 days ago

There's a joke in there about the power of hot air but I'm not confident enough in my knowledge of British politics to make it

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Yes it's imports. Norway / France and Netherlands mainly.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

That's an incredible amount of wind power.

[–] tomsh 2 points 3 days ago (16 children)

I love it, I like it like my new contract they send me with new prices for electricity (44% up)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Are you sure its the actual cost of the electricity or the fact that many other costs are often bundled into your bill?

[–] tomsh 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Obviously, you don't live in Germany or the EU, and it's questionable whether you've ever paid a single bill. Because the electricity bill is always separate from other bills and is a special contract.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Prices mainly go up due to things like transmission fees.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

lol. well I dont live in the EU thats true. seems like you're the misinformed one. its pretty common for 'electricity usage' and 'delivery' to be separated. hence my question. dont worry if you struggle understanding your bill we can help if you want.

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[–] someguy3 5 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Remember Berlin has a latitude of 52.5°. That puts it far north of the 49th parallel border.

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