UK Households and Businesses May Face Planned Power Cuts This Winter: National Grid

UK Households and Businesses May Face Planned Power Cuts This Winter: National Grid
Recently constructed show homes are illuminated for potential buyers on a new housing estate in Knutsford, United Kingdom, on Feb. 3, 2022. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Alexander Zhang
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British households and businesses may suffer from planned blackouts this winter if power plants cannot get enough gas to keep running, the body that oversees Britain’s electricity grid has warned.

The National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) said on Thursday that the margins between peak demand and power supply this winter are expected to be sufficient and similar to recent years.