Why should electricity be treated like a special good in the EU? A major point to the EU is to facilitate trade across national borders. Why is electricity so special?
I don’t think there is any should. A bad deal is a bad deal. It’s not like there are ideal markets at play here (or anywhere anytime). What we’re seeing is pretty much a case of socializing the costs and privatizing the profits. With a touch of colonialism.
And then there is the little issue that Germany basically doesn’t give a shit about the climate if you look at their actions. Mostly because of general NIMBY and popular fantasies about how nuclear related physics works, among the general public. Which is annoying.
It depends on who owns the utilities. If the Swedish government owns the utilities, they would be able to offset the economic impacts of tying to the German grid with other ways.
Why should electricity be treated like a special good in the EU? A major point to the EU is to facilitate trade across national borders. Why is electricity so special?
I’m not sure how to answer your question but my Christmas tree looks fucking spectacular with it
Merry Christmas!
I don’t think there is any should. A bad deal is a bad deal. It’s not like there are ideal markets at play here (or anywhere anytime). What we’re seeing is pretty much a case of socializing the costs and privatizing the profits. With a touch of colonialism.
And then there is the little issue that Germany basically doesn’t give a shit about the climate if you look at their actions. Mostly because of general NIMBY and popular fantasies about how nuclear related physics works, among the general public. Which is annoying.
It depends on who owns the utilities. If the Swedish government owns the utilities, they would be able to offset the economic impacts of tying to the German grid with other ways.