Germany, UK and Denmark have the most expensive electricity tariffs in the world

A publication of the Financial Post revealed that Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain and Denmark have the most expensive electricity tariffs in the world and are increasingly dependent on solar and wind energy.There is a correlation between the implementation of these forms of generation and an increase in prices.The road to the green economy generated an increase in electricity prices: between 2005 and 2020, the average cost, adjusted to inflat…

In the first quarter of 2025, the prices of most of the major European electricity markets rose. In several markets, the average quarterly price was the highest since the second quarter of 2023. One of the main drivers of this rise was the increase in gas prices, whose quarterly average was also the highest since that date. The increase in CO2 prices and electricity demand also favored the upward evolution of prices. Photovoltaic solar recorded …