Posted on 12/31/2013 6:05:05 AM PST by thackney
High energy bills may top the political agenda in the UK, but households all over Europe are feeling the squeeze.
Since 2010, both gas and electricity prices have risen markedly, largely due to rises in wholesale prices on the back of the tentative global economic recovery and expectations of higher demand.
Electricity prices fell in the first half of the year, but this was simply a case of energy suppliers cutting prices after large increases in January.
The dip in gas prices has lasted longer, but even they are on the up again.
But as the chart below shows, Europe cannot be treated as a single entity, for there are massive differences between individual countries in what households pay for their power.
Energy think tank Vaasaett says that although its prices are specific to capital cities, the rankings shown below would not change if the country as a whole was substituted for the city.
Taking exchange rates out of the equation, Helsinki is the cheapest of the 23 European cities surveyed for electricity prices. Households in Berlin - the most expensive - pay two-and-a-half times as much, largely due to taxes and subsidies designed to boost renewable energy production.
In fact, almost a third of a Berliner's electricity bill comprises energy taxes. The equivalent figure for the UK is currently 9%, but this will fall - possibly by three or four percentage points - once energy suppliers pass on recently announced changes in green levies.
In the past month, prices have risen in seven cities, and nowhere more so than in London. This has sparked dismay among consumers and sparked heated political debate about how best to reduce bills - hence the reduction in green levies.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
Exactly correct. Although not as efficient, the heat from Windmill Fires is at least adding to the Glowbull warming of the countries that green-over-tax their energy consumers, making the home heating burden a bit easier...
Wow!
The windmill in the middle is generating a lot of energy!
Not sure about its carbon footprint though...
Did an eagle hit dead center? Most of the time the windmill wins.
If that map is correct dozens of Lithuanians are freezing to death every day.
The average price of 7.91 euro cents/kWh for natural gas is equal to $US 3.29/100 cubic feet.
Russia probaby tapped into its duct work.
Nice article!
The question is how would the US cost fit in the graph; using the same metric?
Google takes me to Numbeo; hard digging out the same basis.
My sister & family lived in Germany for many years, she says the utility cost were out of sight.
100 Euro Cents = 137.8 US Cents
http://themoneyconverter.com/EUR/USD.aspx
US Residential Electricity 2013 October = 12.31 (US Cents per Kilowatthour) = 8.9 Euro Cents / kWH
Table 5.3. Average Retail Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers:
http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.cfm?t=epmt_5_3
One thousand cubic feet of natural gas (Mcf) = 301 kWh
http://www.physics.uci.edu/~silverma/units.html
Residential Natural Gas Price 15.65 ($/Mcf) = 3.77 (Euro Cent/kWH)
Natural Gas Prices
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/ng_pri_sum_dcu_nus_m.htm
Cleaning roof mounted solar collectors is a growing field for recent college grads with the ‘new’ college degrees.
Thank you for the additional sources.
The problem is that they are showing costs on a Purchasing Power Standards basis; not raw unadjusted.
November 2013Cents Euro/Kwh 7.91
prices shown on a Purchasing Power Standards basis
(From article)
October 2013 US Cents / Kwh 12.31 (Residential)Total by End-Use Sector. (Raw???)
http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.cfm?t=epmt_5_3
MY problem is to compare apples to apples.
As I understand it, that is only to equalize across the chart to eliminate exchange rates. I don’t know any other info to give to help. Nor am I sure they would change the comparison.
Glad to hear that! They should be gratified that their diplomas can be put to this good use. Do they make use of the frames to brush the crusty snow off?... do they use the glass pane in front of the parchment to scrape the ice?... perhaps the parchment itself could be ignited for helpful heat energy...
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