How Korea's electricity bill works — and what the nuclear share has to do with it

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 23:56:00 +0900

On August 2, 2026, the city of Yangsan in Korea’s southeast recorded 42.5°C, the highest temperature ever observed in the country. A month later the August bills arrived, and a four-person household that ran its air conditioner ten hours a day is now looking at a number it does not recognize.

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How Korea's electricity bill works — and what the nuclear share has to do with it