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Europe’s Heat Wave Is a Power-Market Pressure Test

Bloomberg Markets · Jun 25, 2026, 12:28 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Both France and the UK have seen temperature records this week that drove up electricity prices and strained the grid.

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Europe’s Heat Wave Is a Power-Market Pressure Test

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