spanish is cheaper

northernstar007

how come the spannish elecky is cheaper than ours on a fix 5yr deal

sevenhills

The tax payer subsidies it? So we will all pay for it.

[Deleted User]

Because it isn't the same place?

northernstar007

they can get a fixed 5 year deal for i think i looked something like 29p perkw 1st 5kw a day, fixed for 5 years 

[Deleted User]

And a tin of beans is cheaper here than it is in Poland.  What's your point?

northernstar007

they are buying the gas from same int markets as us that they use to make electric , but the uk is getting there eyes ripped out

Ultrasonic

northernstar007 said:

they are buying the gas from same int markets as us that they use to make electric , but the uk is getting there eyes ripped out

How does the proportion of Spanish electricity generated from gas compare to the UK?

northernstar007

so they make it out of fresh air

macman

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007877/share-of-electricity-generation-in-spain/

Is 'combined cycle' gas fired? A lot of Spanish gas is piped in from Algeria.

[Deleted User]

macman said:

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007877/share-of-electricity-generation-in-spain/

Is 'combined cycle' gas fired? A lot of Spanish gas is piped in from Algeria.

Yes - combined cycle usually stands for Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) in this context.

prowla

It's to do with the spanners.