Jan 30, 2017

UK 'need not fear electricity blackouts' says ex-National Grid boss

His optimism is based on the government's latest auction of capacity for power generation, which opens on Monday. Firms will bid for subsidies to provide back-up power when needed. A spokesman for Energy UK, the body that represents power generators, was also confident about security of supply, saying: "We fully support the Capacity Market and we believe it will keep the lights on in Great Britain." The highest daily percentage of wind power was over 20%. Mr Holliday forecasts that all future talk of blackouts will be made redundant by a revolution in flexible electricity, with customers using power when it is cheapest. Mr Nicholson told BBC News: "Clearly firms can benefit from being incentivised to turn down their energy use if it doesn't affect their production. Firms needing continuous production don't turn off their power."

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