Energy is a commodity so the price will be very similar for the same goods. What they tack on as taxes might be different.

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stefanfisk 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Energy means electricity in this case, and the EU prices are about 2-3x those paid in China AFAIK, for both residential and commercial.

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doikor 4 hours ago | parent [-]

EU is big and prices vary. (Transfer capacity is limited)

Afaik electricity is around 7c/kWh in China. I got 8c/kWh 2y contract a couple weeks ago here in Finland. Though have to add 4c/kWh for transfer to that (no clue if the Chinese prices I could find include that). Commercial prices are less then that (no VAT and possibly lower power tax bracket. The 8c includes all taxes/fees)

	▲	stefanfisk 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The cheapest price in Europe at best equaling the average price in China sounds like it just proves my point?

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mitxela 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Electricity cannot be shipped from one place to another in bulk quantities.

	▲	RunSet 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		And data can be. Which is why I suspect most nominal "data centers" are fronts for crypto mining, an activity that seeks out the cheapest energy.