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title: "Electricity prices are dropping below zero in Europe. Here’s why that isn’t a good thing"
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description: "Negative energy prices may seem like a welcome relief amid the cost-of-living crisis but the phenomenon can actually discourage renewables investment. View on euronews"
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# Electricity prices are dropping below zero in Europe. Here’s why that isn’t a good thing

Negative energy prices may seem like a welcome relief amid the cost-of-living crisis but the phenomenon can actually discourage renewables investment. View on euronews

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