A message system could be launched this winter to tell people to stop using too much energy amid fears of winter blackouts. The Government is said to be discussing plans to try to avoid power going off for homes across the UK.
According to The Guardian, ministers are planning an information campaign that will tell people to cut back on the amount of energy they are using - and to try to run appliances at night when demand is lower. Discussions are reported to be under way between the business department, energy companies and network operator the National Grid.
Ministers are said to be looking at using the National Grid's text alert system to urge people to reduce their energy use. It would be part of a public information campaign designed to ease pressure on the nation's energy system by getting people to cut back.
