• kadjiis@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Not sure if you are joking, but the customer is paying for the plant. And you can be damn sure you’re paying premium prices for imported energy.

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      1 year ago

      nonetheless they benefit from having local production as that reduces the need for electricity from further away, which reduces the amount of transmission losses.

      This effect is significant enough that even just rooftop solar in sweden means you’re owed a rebate from the energy company, as you’re saving them money.