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Originally Posted by SebC
I assume these are taxes and levies for general goods and not specifically to subsidize the green energy, because otherwise it is indeed more expensive.
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I'm talking wholesale prices. If France's electricity generation was expected to be cheaper in the coming years, then baseload prices from their producers would be lower than those in other countries, but they're not.
As for retail prices, about €0.14/kWh of Germany's electricity prices are taxes, levies, and transmission charges, and €0.037 of that is the renewable surcharge. In France, the average rate includes approximately €0.067 taxes and levies. So even without the renewable surcharge, taxes and levies are significantly higher in Germany and that's what drives the majority of the difference in retail prices.