{
  "id": 673196,
  "title": "Energy: Solar eclipse causes electricity price to rise sharply in Germany",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/energie-sonnenfinsternis-lasst-strompreis-in-deutschland-stark",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-12T14:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/energie-warum-die-sonnenfinsternis-die-strompreise-stark-in-die-hoehe-treibt-01/100246541.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Because significantly less solar power is generated during the partial solar eclipse, prices are significantly higher than usual on Wednesday evening. The effect is already visible now.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Energy: Solar eclipse causes electricity price to rise sharply in Germany",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/energie-sonnenfinsternis-lasst-strompreis-in-deutschland-stark",
        "published": "2026-08-11T13:03:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}