Households across Britain could be paid on Tuesday evening (November 29) to help take strain off the country’s energy grid.
It comes as French nuclear plants will be unable to help deal with demand. National Grid’s system operator said it was considering the first ever live run of its Demand Flexibility Service – which is designed to avoid blackouts.
It works by asking households to reduce the amount of electricity they use at certain times – and promises to pay them for any reductions they make. The scheme was launched earlier in November and has already been tested twice, but has not yet run live.
