National Grid highlights potential for power shortages this winter

#Energy Network brings forward scheme to cope with potential electricity supply issues at nuclear, gas, coal and oil power stations

National Grid has called on electricity suppliers to declare how much spare capacity they could muster to cover peak times either side of Christmas highlighting the potential for power shortages this winter.

The power network is officially bringing forward by a year a scheme to tap additional capacity to cope with a number of unexpected plant repairs and closures of nuclear, gas, coal and oil power stations.

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