Jan 3, 2019
The varying prices of power worldwide
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The prices people pay to power their homes vary widely depending on government policies and the type of power, according to the International Energy Agency.
The big picture: Western European nations are saddled with the highest electricity prices in the world due to high fees and taxes. Other countries, such as the U.S., are far lower — partly because of lower taxes. Middle Eastern nations, which aren’t represented on this chart because most don’t have complete data with the IEA, have even lower prices because many of them subsidize electricity prices for their citizens
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