By Danielle
The Netherlands is rationing electricity as thousands of businesses and households await connection to the congested power grid.
Reports indicate over 11,900 businesses are waiting for electricity connections, alongside hospitals, schools, and fire stations.
Thousands of new homes are also stuck in the queue, with some possibly having to wait until the 2030s.
The wait times follow the country’s rapid transition to ‘renewable’ energy sources to cut carbon emissions.
Some analysts predict the electricity rationing in the Netherlands is an early indicator of what will transpire in other European countries.
Although electricity prices are higher in the Netherlands than in neighboring countries, officials view the Dutch dilemma as a warning.
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And now experts are warning that Britain, as well as Belgium and Germany, are all ‘in trouble.’
The countries should ‘definitely’ see what is happening in the Netherlands as a warning, says Zsuzsanna Pató, from Brussels-based energy think tank RAP.
After shutting down production at the massive Groningen gas field last year, the Dutch government has pushed a fast transition to electric heating, solar power and battery storage.
But the national grid has failed to keep pace, creating widespread bottlenecks and driving up costs.
Officials estimate €200 billion will be needed by 2040 to expand grid capacity. Electricity prices are already among the highest in Western Europe, and Dutch households face yearly tariff increases of up to 4.7 percent for at least the next decade.
To ease demand, operators are offering cheaper contracts for off-peak usage and telling major industries they may need to shut off entirely for several hours a day.
A national ad campaign is urging the public to avoid charging e-bikes and electric cars between 4pm and 9pm, when the grid is under the most strain.
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