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SideburnsOfDoomlast Monday at 8:14 PM1 replyview on HN

So you disagree with the article above, which says "Britain continues to have one of the most expensive electricity markets in the world" ?

And "Britain paying highest electricity prices in the world"

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/09/26/britain-burd..."

And "Why are Britain’s power prices the highest in the world?"

https://reports.electricinsights.co.uk/q4-2024/why-are-brita...

And "UK energy bills highest in Europe and public patience is wearing thin"

https://news.sky.com/story/uk-energy-bills-highest-in-europe...

"highest" means an outlier, doesn't it?


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OJFordlast Monday at 9:55 PM

It being more expensive in Britain doesn't mean it doesn't work the same way (just come out with a lower price) elsewhere in the world.

From your electricinsights article:

> Most markets work in this way: Saudi Arabia’s oil is cheap to produce but gets a very similar price to higher-cost oil from the North Sea. The underlying economic principle is so widespread that it’s known as the Law of One Price.

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