UK Wholesale Energy Prices Soar After Power Grid Hit by Fire

UK Wholesale Energy Prices Soar After Power Grid Hit by Fire
Electricity pylons in an April 21, 2020 file photo. Gareth Fuller/PA
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A fire has caused a power link between the UK and France to be shut off, leading to a jump in wholesale electricity prices.

The National Grid said its site at Sellindge in Kent was evacuated on Wednesday morning following the fire.