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National Grid delays triggering emergency plan to prevent blackouts

It would have been the first live run of the new Demand Flexibility Service, that sees households paid for cutting use

Zoe Tidman
Monday 28 November 2022 16:59 GMT
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Blackouts: What are they and why might they happen this winter?

National Grid has decided against introducing emergency measures to avoid blackouts this Tuesday.

It had been considering using the new initiative to ease pressure on the system from tomorrow evening, when energy supply was forecast to be tight and French nuclear power plants would not be able to help with demand.

The Demand Flexibility Service aims to reduce energy use during times of high demand by paying households and businesses to shift use to off-peak times instead.

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