National Grid has revealed its worst-case scenario plan to keep the lights on this winter. The UK faces blackouts for up to three hours a day if it is unable to import enough energy, as National Grid today warned that businesses and households could be cut off for periods of time if electricity supplies run short.
The electricity would be turned off in some areas to ensure power does not go down more widely. It comes as cuts to Russian supplies of gas to Europe amid its war on Ukraine have wreaked havoc on gas and electricity markets – and supplies of electricity from France are also strained due to outages on its nuclear fleet.