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This shit has ruined the Norwegian electricity market and wrecked havoc on the prices. Norway has an insane amount of hydro which is cheap but the market price has gotten very expensive because of European idiocy and this common market the Europeans are working for.

F the entire thing.

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Your country has made a trillion euro from oil and gas because of the international market.

Norway benefits greatly by being able to export its excess energy to its neighbours.

Given that much of the hydro power is state-owned in Norway, this generates profits that ultimately benefit the Norwegian people and economy.

Norway got rich exporting its excess oil and gas in the past century. Now they are starting to do the same with clean energy.

Where do you think they’d be today if they’d decided to keep all the oil & gas for themselves and not export any of it?!

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