Germany's Power Crisis Worsens

Zero Hedge: German Power Prices Hit Record As Energy Crisis Worsens 

German power prices surged above 500 euros per megawatt-hour on the European Energy Exchange AG for the first time as the energy crisis worsened. 

German year-ahead power jumped 6% to 507 euros per megawatt-hour as there are no signs of the natural gas rally slowing down.

Russia's reduction of NatGas flows via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline and a scorching summer across Europe have been the main drivers of power prices. Since early June, power prices have risen 173%, pressuring households and businesses with unprecedented costs.  

"The longer these price rises go up, the more this will be felt across the economy," said Daniel Kral, senior economist at consultant Oxford Economics. "The magnitude of the increase and magnitude of the crisis isn't comparable to anything in the past few decades."  

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