{"id":180962,"date":"2026-01-28T12:10:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=180962"},"modified":"2026-01-28T11:48:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T10:48:03","slug":"dunkelflaute-over-belgium-causes-electricity-prices-to-spike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/en\/2026\/01\/28\/dunkelflaute-over-belgium-causes-electricity-prices-to-spike\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Dunkelflaute&#8217; over Belgium causes electricity prices to spike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A small 'dunkelflaute' <span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">hanging over Belgium is causing electricity prices to spike. <span class=\"NA6bn BxUVEf ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hgKElc pOOWX\">The term 'dunkelflaute', a combination of the German words 'dunkel', meaning 'dark', and 'Flaute', meaning 'lull',<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"NA6bn BxUVEf ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hgKElc pOOWX\"> describes the simultaneous occurrence of darkness and a lull in wind activity. 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The term &#8216;dunkelflaute&#8217;, a combination of the German words &#8216;dunkel&#8217;, meaning &#8216;dark&#8217;, and &#8216;Flaute&#8217;, meaning &#8216;lull&#8217;, describes the simultaneous occurrence of darkness and a lull in wind activity. Dunkelflautes occur\u00a0several times every winter in Northwestern Europe. They usually last 1\u20133 days.The phenomenon is due to expected gray and windless weather, which results in very little renewable energy being produced. When renewable production drops, the electricity system must rely on\u00a0gas-fired power plants and imports, which are more expensive. This content has been archived. 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