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  "id": 5941866,
  "title": "French-owned EDF Energy in talks to acquire smaller rival So Energy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/french-owned-edf-energy-in-talks-to-acquire-smaller-rival-so-energy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T07:09:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sky News",
    "slug": "sky-news",
    "url": "https://news.sky.com/story/french-owned-edf-energy-in-talks-to-acquire-smaller-rival-so-energy-13582202"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The French-owned utility EDF Energy is in talks to acquire smaller rival So Energy in a deal that would underline the renewed wave of consolidation taking place in the domestic gas and electricity supply market.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}