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Remember Berlin has a latitude of 52.5°. That puts it far north of the 49th parallel border.
My friend is dumb and doesn’t know the significance of the 49th parallel. Can you explain it to them?
US/Canadian border from roughly Vancouver to Winnipeg. Berlin is further north than Saskatoon, Karlsruhe is on the 49th parallel. The lot of mainland Europe is north of Albuquerque. In fact much of Tunesia is north of Albuquerque. Miami is on about the same parallel as Bahrain, Orlando on the same as New Delhi.
True, but climate in Central Europe is different to the US-Canada border.
Yeah, you get even more clouds.
I love it, I like it like my new contract they send me with new prices for electricity (44% up)
Are you sure its the actual cost of the electricity or the fact that many other costs are often bundled into your bill?
Obviously, you don't live in Germany or the EU, and it's questionable whether you've ever paid a single bill. Because the electricity bill is always separate from other bills and is a special contract.
Prices mainly go up due to things like transmission fees.
lol. well I dont live in the EU thats true. seems like you're the misinformed one. its pretty common for 'electricity usage' and 'delivery' to be separated. hence my question. dont worry if you struggle understanding your bill we can help if you want.
Like others have mentioned, change your provider. Prices are going down again, as there have been advancements on installing renewables. Energy prices at the end of 2024 were 30,5% cheaper than at the start of 2023 (Source. This is the case even though we are paying more for the modernization of the grid, because renewables are that much cheaper than other sources.
