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Britain is facing a tough winter. Soaring energy costs and limited gas supplies have plunged the country into the worst energy crisis for decades, and Prime Minister Liz Truss is yet to rule out the possibility of blackouts over the coming months.
The National Grid, who are responsible for energy supply across the country, say blackouts this winter are 'unlikely' - but like Truss, stopped short of completely ruling them out. In plans published last week, the energy system operator said they are 'cautiously confident' that the UK will be able to keep the lights on this winter, laying out three scenarios which the UK could face.
Russian limitations on gas supplies to Europe due to sanctions over the Ukraine war have triggered talk over the need for energy rationing and blackouts for the first time in decades - but what could energy rationing actually look like in modern Britain?
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Planned blackouts last took place in the UK in the 1970s in response to the miners’ strikes and the oil crisis. These took the form of the 'three-day week', which saw businesses limited to using three days worth of energy per week. Private households were ordered not to heat more than one room at a time, and asked to turn off any non-essential lights.
Plans laid out by the National Grid show that in the worst case scenario, households in the UK could be forced to undergo three-hour energy 'blackouts' this winter. The purpose of these is to ensure that the grid - which needs to stay balanced at all times - doesn't collapse. The grid plans for when it thinks demand can be high so it can ask generators to meet that demand. But if there is ever an
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