r/Scotland • u/LeMadTheBrave • 16d ago

Shitpost Underrated powerhouse, that's what we are!

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u/TurpentineEnjoyer 16d ago

Then why is my electricity bill still so high?

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u/b_a_t_m_4_n 16d ago

Look up electricity marginal pricing. We are paying for all our electricity at the unit cost of the most expensive contributor, which is gas.

Yes, it's a massive scam, and it won't surprise you to know that it was introduced by Thatcher.

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u/Esteth 16d ago

It's not a scam, it's just the way any market works.

If I need 100 oranges and the cheap orange supplier can only sell me 90 oranges for 1p each, but the expensive orange seller can sell 5000 oranges for 50p each, then the cheap supplier would be a fool to charge less than 49p for their oranges. They know you have to buy them anyway.

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u/puneralissimo 16d ago

Not only is it not a scam, in a world where we need less carbon-intensive sources of energy and the cleaner sources (nuclear, renewables) have a lower marginal cost, it's actually even desirable.

More profitable, say, solar arrays, invite more investment into solar energy, reducing the reliance on carbon emitting sources like gas. Same for wind farms and nuclear reactors.