Electric rates are about 25 cents per kilowatt hour in Germany and about 10 cents per kilowatt hour in much of the US.
Much of the U.S. gets electricity for about 10ยข/kwh ? Boy, I wish I could! We are paying about twice that here in Midwest flyover country. Of course our provider quotes a much lower rate, but as always the devil is in the details. The lower rate is only figured after you use a certain amount of electricity; it is a sliding scale. So, while they advertise low rates, they are in effect lying as to actual costs. So much for truth in advertising!
“Annual Average Price per Kilowatthour by State
(Lowest to Highest Rate as of 2019)”
https://neo.ne.gov/programs/stats/inf/204.htm
Price is proportional to total energy consumption. To find out where Germany is polluting 2.5 times as much per kwh, simply follow the money, all the way to China.
An economy is 100% powered by energy. When governments force the cost of energy higher, they also force their economy lower. Despite high IQs and a hard work ethic, Germany has a lower standard of living than the USA.