Nov 28, 2022 10:54 PM
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https://www.nationalworld.com/news/uk/uk...rt-3934471
INTRO: National Grid has since cancelled the alert about the country’s electricity supply, and backtracked on plans to trial its blackout prevention scheme. Concerns have been raised over Britain’s electricity supply on Monday and Tuesday evenings, after two separate indications that trouble may be coming.
The National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) sent out and then rapidly cancelled a notice that said the difference between the supply and amount of electricity actually available would be smaller than hoped for on 28 November and 29 November. The Capacity Market Notice was issued at 1.33pm, warning of a tight grid at 6pm, before it was cancelled at 2.04pm.
Alerts are broadcast automatically when expected margins between demand and supply drop to a certain level, but do not mean blackouts are likely by themselves. ESO also issued a statement earlier today that said it was considering paying households across the country to reduce their energy use to help out on Tuesday.
[...] These particular notices came amidst forecasts that projected a large drop in the amount of power that Britain will be able to import from France, which will mean that the difference between the amount of electricity available for households and businesses and the amount they will use during peak times will be tight. There were also warnings that margins will be tight for both countries on Monday, so energy will need to be imported from abroad.
France has been facing months of problems with its nuclear power plants, which generate around three quarters of the country’s electricity... (MORE - details)
INTRO: National Grid has since cancelled the alert about the country’s electricity supply, and backtracked on plans to trial its blackout prevention scheme. Concerns have been raised over Britain’s electricity supply on Monday and Tuesday evenings, after two separate indications that trouble may be coming.
The National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) sent out and then rapidly cancelled a notice that said the difference between the supply and amount of electricity actually available would be smaller than hoped for on 28 November and 29 November. The Capacity Market Notice was issued at 1.33pm, warning of a tight grid at 6pm, before it was cancelled at 2.04pm.
Alerts are broadcast automatically when expected margins between demand and supply drop to a certain level, but do not mean blackouts are likely by themselves. ESO also issued a statement earlier today that said it was considering paying households across the country to reduce their energy use to help out on Tuesday.
[...] These particular notices came amidst forecasts that projected a large drop in the amount of power that Britain will be able to import from France, which will mean that the difference between the amount of electricity available for households and businesses and the amount they will use during peak times will be tight. There were also warnings that margins will be tight for both countries on Monday, so energy will need to be imported from abroad.
France has been facing months of problems with its nuclear power plants, which generate around three quarters of the country’s electricity... (MORE - details)