Power cuts are very unlikely in the coming months but not impossible so what would it mean for you?
If you've been digging around for torch batteries and putting candles on your shopping list, you won't be alone. For the first time in 50 years, Britain is worrying about power cuts.
If energy supplies across Europe continue to be squeezed because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, that will make blackouts more likely. But there are other factors at play too. So what should we expect?President Putin looks set for the long-haul in his stand-off with Europe over gas supplies. So the continent will be shipping it in from elsewhere and cutting back where it can to keep the lights on.
But in a more extreme version of events, supplies of gas could worsen. That's a problem for generating electricity, because 40% of Britain's electricity comes from gas-fired power stations. The outages would be more likely at peak times, either in the morning when millions of people are getting up, with many corralling children and making breakfast or, more likely, the power would be off between 4pm and 7pm.
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