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		trebligdivad 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why are UK electricity bills so expensive? How much does digging a hole or laying a cable cost here in the UK compared to elsewhere? I'm just trying to get a feel for whether things like the transmission/distribution network costs are higher than elsewhere.

HPsquared 11 months ago | [–]

The HS2 project is mostly that - and very, very expensive it seems.

fy20 11 months ago | [–]

I'm in another Northern European country, and 7c/kWh goes towards network and transmission costs.

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