THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - UK Pays Europe 15x Normal Rate for Emergency Electricity Amid Heatwave.
The United Kingdom has paid Europe 15 times the normal rate for emergency electricity imports as energy demand surges past domestic supply amid the ongoing heatwave.
Britain’s electricity grid struggled this week due to surging demand and reduced domestic energy production, driven by the country’s ongoing heatwave and poor energy policies, forcing emergency power imports at extraordinary cost. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The British government has paid Europe 15 times the normal rate for emergency electricity imports as energy demand surges past domestic supply amid an ongoing heatwave. At the same time, it continues to block new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. DETAIL: The United Kingdom was hit by a record-breaking and ongoing heatwave this week. The British heat record for the month of June was broken for a third day in a row on Friday, with 36.9C recorded in Suffolk, southern England.…Open