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.
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The wait times follow the country’s rapid transition to ‘renewable’ energy sources to cut carbon emissions.
Netherlands rations electricity to ease power grid stresses https://t.co/h1hOGLdUSg
— Financial Times (@FT) July 13, 2025
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
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