FAMILIES face power cuts at Christmas and New Year because the Government has failed to allow for the predicted Arctic weather, according to the UK’s leading energy supply expert.
Professor Ian Fells fears a bitterly cold winter will push the National Grid beyond breaking point when demand for electricity peaks.
He said coal and gas-fired power stations will have to run at full capacity to try to keep the lights on and they still may not generate enough to prevent homes being blacked out.
Professor Fells said: “It may be the case that power shortages will occur over Christmas and the New Year when families are at home and annually there is a spike in energy usage.”
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/447421/Predicted-Power-cuts-at-Christmas-as-big-chill-hits-Britain
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