So this stretch of days pretty much sucked to be not only in France, but Europe in general. I also had a section on the stresses in the British grid, between a die-off in wind generation and a surfeit of solar power that conversely threatened the grid with excess. Seconds from disaster, Britain was forced to beg France for more power As they sat down to watch England’s World Cup showdown with Ghana, millions of football fans were oblivious to the crisis unfolding on Britain’s power grid. Disaster was only averted after grid bosses begged their French counterparts for help over the phone. ...Kathryn Porter, another independent analyst, claims the situation exposed the fragility of Britain’s electricity grid.