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UK Becomes Net Electricity Exporter for First Time in 12 Years
- UK power, gas exports soared to record highs April to June
- Nation’s power demand set to rise leaving EU in a pinch
Electricity transmission towers near residential houses in Upminster, UK.
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The UK exported more electricity than it imported in the second quarter of the year for the first time in more than a decade, helping make up a shortfall in France where extended nuclear outages are pushing up prices.