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High voltage power lines are seen at night in Cattenom near ...
Feb 9th, 2012
(Reuters) - High voltage power lines are seen at night in Cattenom near Thionville, Eastern France, February 8, 2012. The consumption of electricity in France reached a new time high of 101,700 megawatts (MW) on Wednesday according to RTE (Electricity Transport Network) technicians as sub-freezing winter temperatures continue. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: ENERGY ENVIRONMENT) -
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