Europe’s Heat Wave Starts to Hamstring Its Energy Infrastructure
- Power plants are running below capacity just as demand climbs
- Pipelines are also reducing flows to cope with searing heat
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Europe’s energy infrastructure is starting to strain under the extreme heat that’s blanketing the continent.
Power stations are operating at low levels to keep temperatures in check, while natural gas pipelines are limiting flows -- just as demand for energy to cool homes and offices rises.