Joe Wertz & Eamon Akil Farhat / BloombergTue, Jun 23, 2026 • 08:13 PM GMT+08 • • 3 min read The heat wave is putting pressure on Europe’s power grid and energy markets, with record cooling demand Follow us on Facebook and join our Telegram channel for the latest updates. (June 23): French evening power prices climbed to the highest since the energy crisis of 2022, as a strengthening heat wave threatens to break temperature records from Spain to Germany.