| ▲ | throwaway473825 4 hours ago | |
You'd have a point if those countries had followed Europe in replacing coal with imported gas, but few countries outside of Europe have done that. Without imported gas, electricity is generally cheap. | ||
| ▲ | triceratops 4 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
China burns coal and has still had time-of-use pricing since 1999. The price of electricity is a function of demand with respect to supply. Even if the fuel is cheap, heavy demand will cost more to supply than low demand. https://www.climatescorecard.org/2019/02/time-of-use-electri... | ||
| ▲ | locallost 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Europe did not replace coal with gas. The only country that did this worth mentioning is the US. | ||