Record European Power Prices Show Costly Path Away From Russia

  • Daily electricity prices in March rose to highest ever
  • Lower wind and nuclear output boost use of costly fossil fuels

An electricity transmission tower in Brandenburg, Germany.

Photographer: Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomberg
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The first few steps on Europe’s quest to cut its dependence on Russian energy have come with record electricity prices.