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Re:UK Wind Farms Are Overstating Their Output by londons_explore on Thursday February 01, 2024 @07:46AM (#39215375)
And only like 7p/kWh or so is the actual cost of the electricity. All the rest is government taxes, fees, eco incentive schemes, smart meter rollout schemes, etc.

Considering how critical the cost of energy is to the economic success of a country, it was a really dumb move to let anyone bolt compulsory extra charges onto the cost of energy.

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Re:UK Wind Farms Are Overstating Their Output by simmerup on Thursday February 01, 2024 @07:59AM (#39215475)
Tell me about it. I love how i’m paying a 53p standing charge for gas when a kwh of gas is 7~p, all to subsidise the energy companies that went out of business by offering unaffordable fixed tariffs. (but still managed to pay their directors bonuses first)
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