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It appears only the EU prices included taxes and VAT which vary by country making it hard to compare. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=File:Electricity_prices_for_household_consumers,_first_half_2024_.png In the USA the states with the highest % of wind generation have among the lowest elec prices. https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2023/08/22/IMF-Fossil-Fuel-Subsidies-Data-2023-Update-537281 Globally, fossil fuel subsidies were $7 trillion in 2022 or 7.1 percent of GDP
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