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.

  • @trolololol
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    11 month 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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      11 month ago

      Suburbs of Stockholm.

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

      • @trolololol
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        11 month ago

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

        I didn’t expect that