Netherlands RATIONS electricity as country struggles to cope with turning away from gas as part of green policies - as expert warns Britain is also 'in trouble'

UK Daily Mail ^ | 14 July 2025 | KEVIN ADJEI-DARKO

[Moltke]

The Netherlands is rationing electricity as its overloaded power grid buckles under the pressure of rapid electrification and ambitious climate goals.

More than 11,900 businesses are stuck in a queue for access to the network, alongside public buildings including hospitals, schools and fire stations.

Thousands of new homes are also waiting to be connected, with some areas warned they may have to wait until the 2030s.

The crisis has emerged as the country scrambles to cut carbon emissions.

And now experts are warning that Britain, as well as Belgium and Germany, are all 'in trouble.'

The countries should 'definitely' see what is happening in the Netherlands as a warning, says Zsuzsanna Pató, from Brussels-based energy think tank RAP.

After shutting down production at the massive Groningen gas field last year, the Dutch government has pushed a fast transition to electric heating, solar power and battery storage.

But the national grid has failed to keep pace, creating widespread bottlenecks and driving up costs.

[gitmo]

[Owen]

from the article:
After shutting down production at the massive Groningen gas field last year

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They did shut down. And it used to be vast. In 1977 Netherlands produced 86+ billion cubic meters of gas per year.

That was the peak. in 1987 66 billion cubic meters. 1997 was 71 bcm. 2007 was 62. 2017 38 bcm. Some of that 2017 hit is from Green stuff but they were dropping long before that, despite ongoing technology improvements. They faced an undulating plateau with mild downslope.

This is the fate of the entire North Sea and the countries depending on it. So . . . that vast field has been going empty for decades. It’s not vast anymore.

[DouglasKC]

Lemmings and sheep.