The digital Euro and dedollarization can't come quickly enough.
At the level it existed before the 2nd Trump admin, it had supply chains of intelligence, capability, and the ability to project actual force and support.
It has deleted institutional knowledge.
The degree of self own here, is historic.
The price per kWh has dropped sharply in recent years compared to the invasion peak, though they are about double what they were before COVID (not inflation adjusted) - see https://skilky-skilky.info/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Househ.... It's the UK that's up the shitter but that's far from uncommon....
Power in general is doing just fine (though the oil countries are doing another squeeze to drive up the price again), but specific power sources quite a few European countries are currently relying on like natural gas are still hard to come by. Prices did drop after this summer, but are still higher than the standard rate before the Russian invasion.
I'd love to go all-electric, but the chances of being able to afford a place of my own before the end of the Trump presidency are slimmer than the probability that my government gets its electrical network in order (current estimation: 2035).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Emissions_Tradi...
Europe is an energy poor continent and the only method for long term industrial competitiveness are through renewables removing the for fossil fuels.
With renewables we’ve lowered the bottom of energy prices and with ETS we’ve raised the top end. Leading to maximum volatility as things shake out.