People have been warned they could be facing three hour power outages as a combination of circumstances mean demand could outstrip supply.
After almost 30 years of stable electricity services the National Grid has told people that a 'worst case scenario' would see planned outages of three hours. However people are being advised this is "unlikely".
But concerns over the real risk of an outage appeared closer than ever after the National Grid raised power supply warnings twice in the last 10 days. While additional measures were able to see these swiftly withdrawn it has left many people concerned they will face a blackout before too much longer.
