Britain faces “tight” electricity supplies this winter but the company managing the National Grid believes it should be able to keep the lights on
Much of the UK’s electricity comes from gas, so any impediment to gas supplies could affect the availability of electricity . said its studies showed there could be “some tight periods” in early December but insisted that it could safely operate by issuing notices to power generators calling for additional capacity.
“We expect there to be sufficient capacity to respond to these market signals to meet consumer demand,” it said in its winter outlook report.could have knock-on effects for the UK, including “very high prices”. However, ESO said its model assumes “normal market conditions”, that there is no disruption of fuel supplies to power stations and that the UK can buy electricity from Europe when needed.
Officials say they expect to export 750 megawatts to Ireland via interconnectors and that electricitywith the rest of Europe would respond to price signals, “providing imports when we need them”.
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