Electricity Blackouts Risk Up
As Paul Homewood rightly says, this is as predictable as the day is long. Rely on unreliable renewables and end up having trouble generating enough power – who knew?
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT:
h/t Mark Hodgson
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33527967
From the No S**t Sherlock Dept!
The risk of blackouts this winter has increased compared with a year ago, according to National Grid.
It says the closure of some power stations will have left spare capacity on the system at just 1.2%, the worst for a decade.
It has secured extra supplies by paying tens of millions of pounds to have several plants on standby and by asking some industries to switch off power.
The move means overall spare capacity is now expected to be around 5%.
“It’s clear that electricity margins for that coldest, darkest half hour of winter are currently tighter than they have been, due to power stations closures”, says Cordi O’Hara, National Grid’s Director of Market Operations.
To ensure the lights stay on, for the second year running, National Grid will pay firms like Centrica and SSE to keep power plants in…
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Source: https://tallbloke.wordpress.com/2015/07/15/electricity-blackouts-risk-up/
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