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It's frustrating when a comment is both needlessly belligerent flamebait AND wrong about electricity prices in the US. I guess that's what makes effective flamebait

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German electricity prices are around €0.38/kwh based on my quick googling which is roughly $0.44/kwh. I pay $0.12-0.13/kwh in the US so I’m at least right factually up to rounding.

Wrong. I pay €0,23/kWh, so do your homework.

What exactly is failing in Germany, and why is it important in this context?

They have failed to have a sensible industrial and energy policy, leading to around net 0 GDP growth since 2019. I’m sure for the degrowth elites though this is not a failure it is working as intended.

Anecdotal evidence is not evidence.

In June 2025 the average electricity prices in Germany were 38.35c/kWh.

https://countryeconomy.com/energy-and-environment/electricit...

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