The Guardian
7 min ·


Most of the time, electricity flows from France to the UK. But for the last three months of 2016, there was the novelty of the UK being a net exporter, as France experienced nuclear outages.


All it took was an anchor … how a storm took down half the UK's electricity link to France
Repairs in progress on armoured link damaged by Storm Angus that supplies about 5% of Britain’s electricity
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