UK Pays Record High Prices to Import Energy from Europe Amid Heatwave

The UK paid nearly £1,400 per megawatt hour for emergency energy imports during a heatwave, 17 times the normal price. This surge in costs is attributed to increased air conditioning use and reduced domestic solar power generation.

By Jonathan Leake Thu, June 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM GMT+3 4 min read · Yahoo Finance ·

UK Pays Record High Prices to Import Energy from Europe Amid Heatwave

Topics: electricity demand energy prices heatwave import costs

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