Of course, Denmark and Norway developed North Sea Oil reserves at just the right time. DK also has lots of wind and a very long shoreline for such a small country. Electricity prices are very high, due to the taxes on them, but let’s face it, they are rich. I lived across the bridge from Copenhagen for 4 years and Denmark is much more expensive than Sweden, that is for sure. Their salaries are much higher too. (They pay 2000 euros a month to people who deliver the morning paper!) They should tighten (and are perfectly capable of tightening) their belts when it comes to energy and resources, in my opinion.

Denmark is far from perfect and – for better or worse – they can afford to be for now. Sweden (my adoptive home) has stronger commitments for energy independence, reduction of fossil fuels and nuclear power. But how fast depends in part on how politics progress there.

Thanks!

1)Can you tell me how the conventional power fed into windfarms is charged. They need a Large amount of grid power to operate. The correct output of a turbine is total output less total power supplied. Is this what happens.

3) Can you confirm if denmark exports 75% of its wind generated energy at 25% of the price it is supplied to its own people.
4) Can you expalin why denmark with the highest wind energy production in Europe for the last 15 years, has never managed to decommission even one conventional power station.
5) Do you accept that Denmark has 5 nuclear power stations.
6) Do you accept that Denmark has the highest electricity charges in Europe.
7) Do you accept that Denmark burns more fossil fuel per haed of population than any other European counrty in Europe.

Refards

Val Martin