Wait, that doesn't make sense. However much energy Scotland produces, it only adds up to 100%. It's impossible, by definition, to produce more than 100% of your power from any source.
In this particular case, it can be over 100%. If Scotland produces more power than it consumes and sends the surplus elsewhere, they can produce over 100% of their energy needs.
Ah, I think i understand what you are trying to say, and I agree, if that were the correct interpretation, would be impossible. However, a quick Google would have given you both the same number and the correct interpretation. From wiki:
Umm. 113% renewable electricity generation. Sort of implies...either renewable generation is more expensive--- OR--- another pricing factor is at play. NOT, that running renewables requires geography, surely.
That's dumb.
GER has 100GW solar, 63GW wind. At typical demand of max. 80GW.
And yet we need up to 40GW lignite and have highest electricity prices in Europe.
Real costs for renewables are infrastructure, backups & subsidies. We lack wind & sun.
OK. Post claims Scotland produces 113% power through renewables. Regardless of industry etc. So for it to have higher electricity prices to consumers, either renewables cost more, and that price is passed on...OR... renewables cost the same or less to produce and another pricing factor is in play.
This tends to be presented as what England does to Scotland and ok. It’s also what the wealthy do to the rest of us. Let’s not let nationalism blind us to the extent to which it’s about class.
Unit of last consumption, always gas, ensures we are paying high gas prices for cheaper forms. This could be changed by gov. However that would take a back bone to stand up to fossil fuel giants & lobbyists. None to be found in WM.
With regard to electricity prices, it should be noted that Scotland is part of the UK, and therefore electricity prices are considered at the national level. According to Eurostat data, the average electricity price for households in the UK in the first half of 2024 was below the EU average.
In terms of electricity prices, Portugal did not have the lowest prices in Europe in the first half of 2024. According to Eurostat data, the average electricity price for households in Portugal was €0.2889 per kWh, which was above the EU average.
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Portgal not only as plenty of sun and wind, it also has practically no industry with high energy consumption, but mostly only tourism and agriculture.
GER has 100GW solar, 63GW wind. At typical demand of max. 80GW.
And yet we need up to 40GW lignite and have highest electricity prices in Europe.
Real costs for renewables are infrastructure, backups & subsidies. We lack wind & sun.
All of these things conspire to make Scots more likely to suffer fuel poverty than anywhere else in Europe.
There is no good reason for national pricing.