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Soaring utility bills alarm Europe, raise fears for winter

FILE - In this Monday, April 11, 2011 file photo, workers of the German energy company RWE prepare power supply on a high power pylon in Moers, Germany. Prices for electricity and natural gas are surging in Europe, raising concerns about politically unpopular increases in utility bills for consumers and even possible gas shortages when the weather gets colder. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File) FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2021 file photo, Tugboats get into position on the Russian pipe-laying vessel "Fortuna" in the port of Wismar, Germany. Prices for electricity and natural gas are surging in Europe, raising concerns about politically unpopular increases in utility bills for consumers and even possible gas shortages when the weather gets colder. ( Jens Buettner/dpa via AP, File)