Europe’s Never Paid So Much for Power as 2021 Breaks Record

  • Short-term power prices averaged record levels this year
  • There’s little sign that next year will offer any relief

Engineers inspect equipment at an electrical substation in Zaragoza, Spain.

Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg
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Europe has never paid so much for electricity as in 2021.