Europe's energy crisis set to worsen as winter bites

Households could be asked to use less energy and rolling blackouts a possibility

Energy prices in Europe are repeatedly breaking records even before winter really kicks in. 

Energy prices in Europe are repeatedly breaking records even before winter really kicks in, and one of the most damaging cost crunches in history is about to get worse as the temperature starts to drop.

A super price spike in Britain last month forced some industrial companies to cut production and seek state aid, a harbinger for what could play out widely in Europe just as it contends with a resurgence of Covid-19.