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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

Winter blackouts risk in Great Britain ‘lowest in four years’ despite end of coal

Wind turbines and electricity pylons
Wind turbines and electricity pylons. Photograph: Getty Images/Bloomberg Creative Photos

The risk of winter blackouts in Great Britain has tumbled to its lowest in four years even after the shutdown of the UK’s last coal plant, thanks to investments in low-carbon electricity sources.

The National Energy System Operator (Neso) expects Britain’s winter power supplies to outstrip demand by almost 9% this year in its base case scenario, the greatest margin since the winter of 2019 to 2020.

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