Sweden’s Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch voiced frustration over Germany’s decision to dismantle its nuclear power plants, which has driven up energy prices in Sweden, particularly in the southern regions. The cold weather, lack of wind, and the need to send electricity to Germany via undersea cables have created record-high energy prices. In southern Sweden, prices are nearly 200 times higher than in the north, making basic activities, like a 10-minute shower, cost around USD 5 during today’s price spike.

  • @[email protected]
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    123 days ago

    No?

    It is quite common here.

    When I grew up our entire house ran on electrical heating.

    Then we changed to geothermal heating.

    We have a few options for heating here.

    Electrical. Pellet burning. Oil. District. Geothermal.

    Out of these I believe that electrical and district heating are the most common.

    • @trolololol
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      123 days ago

      What is district?

      Usually energy intensive things like water use cheaper energy sources, which in lots of places is gas

      • @[email protected]
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        122 days ago

        Suburbs of Stockholm.

        I don’t believe I have ever seen a Swedish house with gas heating…

        • @trolololol
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          122 days ago

          Oh the energy matrix has biofuels (what’s that?) at 30% and gas at 1.6%

          I didn’t expect that