
Europe’s heat wave shuts power plants as air-conditioning spikes demand to grid breaking point
Record heat is forcing planners into supply crunches, with shifting seasons making outages line up at the worst time.
By Yousef Al-Zahrani·· 4 min
2 briefings · “air-conditioning”

Record heat is forcing planners into supply crunches, with shifting seasons making outages line up at the worst time.

A heat wave forces EDF to cut nuclear output, stressing the grid even as regulators cap how warm river water can be.