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challenges is making renewable electricity cost-effective relative to alternative fuels. The commitment to developing wind power in Denmark has
come at a price. As an example, Fig. 13.6 shows the end-user electricity
prices paid by domestic consumers with a yearly consumption of 2500–
5000 kWh, which is typical of single-family apartments and detached
houses. Not only have Denmark’s end-user prices consistently exceeded
the EU28 average in every year shown, but they also have exceeded
neighboring countries’ prices as well. The development is not a consequence of the increase in the electricity component of the price but of
non-recoverable prices and levies.
The situation is not so different if we focus on the Danish industrial and commercial sector. For example, consumers in this category,
with a demand of 0.5–2 GWh/year on average, have consistently paid
prices well above the EU28 average and Denmark’s closest neighbors.
Unlike residential consumers, who bear a higher burden on the Public
Fig. 13.6 Retail electricity prices paid by consumers in Denmark and neighboring countries (Source Retail customers in the 2500–5000 kWh consumption
per year segment. Author created figure based on data from the Danish Energy
Agency [2018b])
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challenges is making renewable electricity cost-effective relative to alternative fuels. The commitment to developing wind power in Denmark has
come at a price. As an example, Fig. 13.6 shows the end-user electricity
prices paid by domestic consumers with a yearly consumption of 2500–
5000 kWh, which is typical of single-family apartments and detached
houses. Not only have Denmark’s end-user prices consistently exceeded
the EU28 average in every year shown, but they also have exceeded
neighboring countries’ prices as well. The development is not a consequence of the increase in the electricity component of the price but of
non-recoverable prices and levies.
The situation is not so different if we focus on the Danish industrial and commercial sector. For example, consumers in this category,
with a demand of 0.5–2 GWh/year on average, have consistently paid
prices well above the EU28 average and Denmark’s closest neighbors.
Unlike residential consumers, who bear a higher burden on the Public
Fig. 13.6 Retail electricity prices paid by consumers in Denmark and neighboring countries (Source Retail customers in the 2500–5000 kWh consumption
per year segment. Author created figure based on data from the Danish Energy
Agency [2018b])