Blackout fears as UK power capacity falls

National Grid to raise prospect of blackouts as spare capacity in the UK electricity system slumps to seven-year low

Didcot B power station
(Image credit: Matt Cardy/Getty)

The risk of power blackouts this winter has increased significantly since last year, the National Grid is expected to announce today.

Spare capacity, the difference between the demand for energy and the supply, is believed to be at a seven-year low.

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