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Environment & Energy

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6. Nope.

Mon Jun 1, 2015, 08:05 PM

Jun 2015

At $725/hr the middle class is being phased out.

If Germany were a US state the average monthly electric bill would be 16th from the top.
http://www.renewablesinternational.net/what-german-power-bills-would-look-like-if-germany-were-in-the-us/150/537/86823/

See also:
Are the poor paying for the rich in the Energiewende?

A new study in Germany looks into the social impact of the country’s energy transition – not only how much is being paid, but whether specifically low-income families are subsidizing green pet projects for the rich.
http://www.renewablesinternational.net/are-the-poor-paying-for-the-rich-in-the-energiewende/150/537/87495/

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Nuclear isn’t the only energy phase-out happening in Germany [View all] kristopher May 2015 OP

Economic stagnation and recession explain a lot of it as well NickB79 May 2015 #1

That's funny. kristopher May 2015 #2

You thought I was a leading voice here? NickB79 May 2015 #3

Didn't say "a" leading voice in the general sense... kristopher Jun 2015 #4

at 30 cents per KWH, the middle class is being phased out. quadrature Jun 2015 #5

Nope. kristopher Jun 2015 #6

more to it than that ... quadrature Jun 2015 #7

German industrial users are exempt kristopher Jun 2015 #8

So homeowners in the top 15 states in the US are getting screwed? kristopher Jun 2015 #10