Europe’s Electricity-Sharing Model Hitting Slack Water, Analysts Warn

Norway has blamed renewable-dependent nations for driving up electricity prices and triggering a ‘nationalist reaction,’ experts said.
Europe’s Electricity-Sharing Model Hitting Slack Water, Analysts Warn
Wind turbines are pictured during the installation of RWE's Kaskasi Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of the German island of Helgoland on March 23, 2023. Christian Charisius/AFP via Getty Images
Owen Evans
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European nations’ model of tapping into one another’s electricity supplies, as many aim for ambitious net zero goals, is starting to unravel, according to some energy analysts.

A lack of wind in renewable-reliant Germany in January caused wholesale electricity prices in Norway to spike, sparking a political crisis that resulted in the collapse of the Norwegian government.
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