The Night France Saved Britain’s Grid β And Why Energy Independence Is a Dangerous Myth
On a hot June night, Britain’s grid nearly collapsed. The cause wasn’t a lack of renewablesβit was a voltage dip that exposed the fragility of a system built on the myth of energy independence. The salvation came from a 2,000-megawatt flow of power from France. This near-miss reveals a hidden truth: modern energy security depends on interconnection, not isolation. The real threat isn’t intermittency; it’s the illusion of self-sufficiency.