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In a remarkable turn of events, France reported an astonishing 800 hours of negative or zero electricity prices over the course of 2026, effectively granting consumers nearly a month’s worth of free power. This unprecedented scenario is attributed to a surging surplus of renewable energy coupled with significant supply and demand imbalances in the energy…

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