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> residential pays a flat rate all the time

Only true for some countries.

Denmark has a mix of flat rate and hour-based variable rates. In my case prices are often 3 timers higher in "rush hours" (typically weekdays 5pm to 8pm, 17:00-20:00) than during a midday in a weekend with a lot of wind.

I cannot choose flat-rate due to the situation in Ukraine.

edit: This map is very good to see the price and source of electricity in Europe (and how well the countries are interconnected): https://app.electricitymap.org/zone/DK-DK1



Yes Denmark is a great example of high proportion of Wind power where it could make a big difference. I'm not sure what the hour-based variable rates are - do you know what the price is so you can change usage? Is power free or very cheap on windy days?


On windy days the price can go to zero, so you only pay the fixed tax.

I can log into my provider at see the price for previous days and for tomorrow.


Tomorrow, that's cool. Its the whole point to be able to adjust your usage based on the market. I was thinking appliances can be smart enough to get the pricing to adjust usage, but if you can see tomorrow you can adjust your life yourself.


Tomorrow Wednesday we will have prices at zero some of the day: https://i.redd.it/cpmx4cvj56b91.png




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