01-07-2016 15:57 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Britain faces new risks in Europe interconnector plans

By Nina Chestney and Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - British plans for more power links with Europe to avert a looming electricity shortfall could be hindered if the country no longer has a say in European Union regulation of networks and power trading. Britain faces an energy supply crunch by the early 2020s as coal power stations close and its oil and gas production declines. To help it plans new interconnectors with France, Denmark, Belgium and Norway to provide up to 14 gigawatts of addit
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