{"id":1937136,"date":"2026-05-15T14:30:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1937136"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:30:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:30:04","slug":"greece-has-cheap-green-energy-in-abundance-so-why-are-electricity-bills-still-so-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1937136","title":{"rendered":"Greece has cheap green energy in abundance. 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So why are electricity bills still so high?<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/70\/02\/1536x864_cmsv2_b0090db4-df1f-5cb0-92e5-974ded8bd273-9757002.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Stock image- Photovoltaic panels\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Stock image- Photovoltaic panels<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div 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<\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--earth js-article-content\">\n<p>Greece spends billions importing oil and gas every year \u2013 so becoming an energy exporter once felt like a distant dream. Green energy is changing that.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Today, about 45 per cent of its electricity comes from renewables \u2013 and roughly 20 per cent of what it produces is exported, primarily to Italy and, to a lesser extent, neighbouring Balkan countries.<\/p>\n<p>But momentum has hit a ceiling. Renewable capacity now far outstrips domestic demand. Greece is curtailing significant amounts of green power simply because there aren&#8217;t enough buyers.<\/p>\n<p>Exports aren&#8217;t picking up the slack either, as neighbouring countries are producing their own cheap green energy.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Energy Transition Summit in Athens on 13\u201314 May, one industry insider was blunt about what that means for Greece&#8217;s renewable rollout.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We should stop further expansion. We already have too much,&#8221; said Stelios Loumakis, president of the Association of Photovoltaic Energy Producers. &#8220;In 2026, producers&#8217; income will be about 40 per cent lower than last year, due to demand constraints and near-zero wholesale prices. Renewable energy offers stability and low prices for consumers \u2013 but there are limits, and it is not for us to go beyond what the technology can offer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Five European countries will save 58% on energy bills this year thanks to clean power<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Blocked sunlight and changing clouds: How coal pollution is damaging our solar potential<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Why cheap energy generation doesn&#8217;t mean lower bills<\/h2>\n<p>The problem isn&#8217;t unique to Greece. Across Europe, the wholesale price of <strong>renewable electricity<\/strong> is falling steadily \u2013 but <strong>household bills<\/strong> aren&#8217;t following suit, and many producers are facing questions about long-term viability.<\/p>\n<p>The disconnect comes down to how electricity markets are structured. As Maja Turkovi\u0107, executive vice president at renewable energy developer CWP Europe_,_ explained at the summit, prices across most European markets are set by the last and most expensive unit needed to meet demand \u2013 known as marginal pricing. That unit is frequently a gas plant. With natural gas remaining expensive \u2013 and prices spiking further after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz \u2013 that dynamic is keeping <strong>consumer bills<\/strong> high even as green energy gets cheaper to produce.<\/p>\n<p>Brussels is taking note. The <strong>European Commission<\/strong> is now examining four pressure points on energy bills: the wholesale cost of electricity; network and infrastructure charges; taxes and levies; and regulated charges such as capacity mechanisms and balancing costs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The green transition is not without its problems,&#8221; said Cristina Lobillo, Director for Energy Security and International Relations at the Commission&#8217;s DG ENER. &#8220;The European Council has given us a mandate to work on these four elements \u2013 and we are doing so. The main issue is affordability, particularly in more vulnerable regions such as southeast Europe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Batteries are coming<\/h2>\n<p>One solution gaining traction is storage. If surplus solar and wind power can be held and released when generation dips, the curtailment problem eases and consumers get access to cheaper electricity around the clock.<\/p>\n<p>Greece expects battery storage units with a combined capacity of around 900 MW to be operational by the first quarter of 2027. Costs have fallen sharply in recent years, helping unlock a pipeline of new projects \u2013 though market players caution that the technology is still maturing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The accelerated rollout of storage will increase the availability of cheap renewable energy in the grid and, ultimately, reduce costs for the end consumer,&#8221; said Alexandros Flamos, professor and head of the Energy Systems Technoeconomics Laboratory at the University of Piraeus.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Europe&#8217;s electricity storage race: Which countries lead in battery capacity? <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Greek PM says prices will keep falling<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used his appearance at the summit to point to progress already made. 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Which nation is leading the race?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-most-viewed__item\"><span class=\"c-most-viewed__item__number\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2893644-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2893644\" data-cid=\"9758326\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    This Nordic city has been crowned EU\u2019s most climate-resilient capital<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"perf-cv-auto c-ad-wrapper o-article-newsy__aside__content-3\" data-ad-name=\"adzone-halfpage\">\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad-halfpage u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2892110-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2892110\" data-cid=\"9750939\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2892110-label-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/09\/39\/480x270_cmsv2_b7096717-5d1f-56d2-9b22-71d6bb40865f-9750939.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Euronews\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe Today<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>     Is the EU ready to talk directly to Putin about ending the war?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2890492-pos1-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2890492\" data-cid=\"9743489\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2890492-label-pos1-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/74\/34\/89\/480x270_cmsv2_2b1364a0-e976-5b55-b4b5-05c1d2e61da6-9743489.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Wind turbines operate along a solar farm near Weifang in eastern China's Shandong province on March 22, 2024.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Earth News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    The EU is betting on direct air capture \u2013 is it a bad investment?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2889955-pos2-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2889955\" data-cid=\"9740793\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2889955-label-pos2-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/74\/07\/93\/480x270_cmsv2_6c9c5070-9af9-52da-9032-7aa5a22d444a-9740793.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"File - 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Here\u2019s why<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2893644-pos4-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2893644\" data-cid=\"9758326\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2893644-label-pos4-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/83\/26\/320x180_cmsv2_bf057e60-5c71-50d0-b284-94707da88812-9758326.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"View over Stockholm, Sweden.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    This Nordic city has been crowned EU\u2019s most climate-resilient capital<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2893717-pos5-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2893717\" data-cid=\"9758679\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2893717-label-pos5-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/86\/79\/320x180_cmsv2_702da733-b7f2-5d72-af7f-5c8da6de0236-9758679.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Houses in Germany would be permitted to keep gas boilers under the new proposal.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Germany scraps renewable heating law despite heat pump boom<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2893618-pos6-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2893618\" data-cid=\"9758079\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2893618-label-pos6-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/80\/79\/320x180_cmsv2_87517ca4-7c7e-50d7-bfd2-001b6aecc93f-9758079.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE - Cattle eat at a feedlot operated by the Otavio Lage group in Goianesia, Goias state, Brazil, June 13, 2025. \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    EU\u2019s Brazil meat ban targets the wrong problem, say NGOs<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2893717-pos1-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2893717\" data-cid=\"9758679\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Germany scraps renewable heating law despite heat pump boom<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2893618-pos2-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2893618\" data-cid=\"9758079\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    EU\u2019s Brazil meat ban targets the wrong problem, say NGOs<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2892832-pos3-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2892832\" data-cid=\"9754179\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    This teenager just created a biodegradable plastic to change the world<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2893075-pos4-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2893075\" data-cid=\"9755277\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Heat pump sales soar across Europe. Which nation is leading the race?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2893644-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2893644\" data-cid=\"9758326\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    This Nordic city has been crowned EU\u2019s most climate-resilient capital<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Greece spends billions importing oil and gas every year \u2013 so becoming an energy exporter once felt like a distant dream. Green energy is changing that.Today, about 45 per cent of its electricity comes from renewables \u2013 and roughly 20 per cent of what it produces is exported, primarily to Italy and, to a lesser extent, neighbouring Balkan countries.But momentum has hit a ceiling. Renewable capacity now far outstrips domestic demand. Greece is curtailing significant amounts of green power simply because there aren&#8217;t enough buyers.Exports aren&#8217;t picking up the slack either, as neighbouring countries are producing their own cheap green energy.Speaking at the Energy Transition Summit in Athens on 13\u201314 May, one industry insider was blunt about what that means for Greece&#8217;s renewable rollout.&#8221;We should stop further expansion. We already have too much,&#8221; said Stelios Loumakis, president of the Association of Photovoltaic Energy Producers. &#8220;In 2026, producers&#8217; income will be about 40 per cent lower than last year, due to demand constraints and near-zero wholesale prices. Renewable energy offers stability and low prices for consumers \u2013 but there are limits, and it is not for us to go beyond what the technology can offer.&#8221;Why cheap energy generation doesn&#8217;t mean lower billsThe problem isn&#8217;t unique to Greece. Across Europe, the wholesale price of renewable electricity is falling steadily \u2013 but household bills aren&#8217;t following suit, and many producers are facing questions about long-term viability.The disconnect comes down to how electricity markets are structured. As Maja Turkovi\u0107, executive vice president at renewable energy developer CWP Europe, explained at the summit, prices across most European markets are set by the last and most expensive unit needed to meet demand \u2013 known as marginal pricing. That unit is frequently a gas plant. With natural gas remaining expensive \u2013 and prices spiking further after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz \u2013 that dynamic is keeping consumer bills high even as green energy gets cheaper to produce.Brussels is taking note. The European Commission is now examining four pressure points on energy bills: the wholesale cost of electricity; network and infrastructure charges; taxes and levies; and regulated charges such as capacity mechanisms and balancing costs.&#8221;The green transition is not without its problems,&#8221; said Cristina Lobillo, Director for Energy Security and International Relations at the Commission&#8217;s DG ENER. &#8220;The European Council has given us a mandate to work on these four elements \u2013 and we are doing so. The main issue is affordability, particularly in more vulnerable regions such as southeast Europe.&#8221;Batteries are comingOne solution gaining traction is storage. If surplus solar and wind power can be held and released when generation dips, the curtailment problem eases and consumers get access to cheaper electricity around the clock.Greece expects battery storage units with a combined capacity of around 900 MW to be operational by the first quarter of 2027. Costs have fallen sharply in recent years, helping unlock a pipeline of new projects \u2013 though market players caution that the technology is still maturing.&#8221;The accelerated rollout of storage will increase the availability of cheap renewable energy in the grid and, ultimately, reduce costs for the end consumer,&#8221; said Alexandros Flamos, professor and head of the Energy Systems Technoeconomics Laboratory at the University of Piraeus.Greek PM says prices will keep fallingGreek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used his appearance at the summit to point to progress already made. 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