• JohnSwanFromTheLough@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    From what I’ve heard the futures are already bought by the energy companies so real time changes won’t funnel down. Like everything, once they have us all paying exorbitant prices they are not going to go back unless the government steps in.

    My last bi monthly bill for electricity alone was €270…

    • JohnDClay
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      1 year ago

      But dynamic pricing would save energy companies money, as we could shift our energy consumption to when it costs less. That allows the energy companies to effectively sell more of their energy. I believe some places already do hourly dynamic billing. I’m sure there’s a markup over the industrial scale cost, but dynamic pricing would be better for both parties if people know and are able to shift habits accordingly.