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Re:Solar now ‘cheaper than grid electricity’ in every Chines... by piotr1212 on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @08:49AM (#20685268)
Are you sure? Does electricity in Portugal cost 10 to 20 cent before tax? Why is it so expensive? We pay 6 cent/kWH before tax in the Netherlands.
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Re:Solar now ‘cheaper than grid electricity’ in every Chines... by gdhbcc on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @09:50AM (#20685789)
Because we had a government owned company with a monopoly that the EU forced us to sell. So now we have a private monopoly instead of a public one.
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Re:Solar now ‘cheaper than grid electricity’ in every Chines... by piotr1212 on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @10:14AM (#20686007)
https://econews.pt/2018/08/07/why-are-electricity-bills-so-h...

> If we breakdown prices, we realize that families in Portugal have the second highest tax burden in Europe (12 cents per kilowatt-hour).

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