UK Can Meet Gas Demand This Winter, National Grid Says

UK Can Meet Gas Demand This Winter, National Grid Says
General view of a disused gas holder in central London, on Sept. 22, 2021. Dominic Lipinski/PA
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Britain’s infrastructure will be able to get enough gas into the country to see it through the winter—and electricity demand should be safe, according to a new forecast from the company that runs the grid.

National Grid Gas Transmission said that Great Britain will have a “positive supply margin”—that is to say it can access more gas than is being used during peak demand.