Concerns about Britain’s energy sufficiency this winter have intensified after a leaked Bloomberg report showed the government has drawn up contingency plans for the possibility of being called upon to deal with a power outage crisis.
London, Thanasis Gavos
His outgoing government Boris Johnson and the staff of the prevailing next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Liz Truss reject the idea of ​​recommending to British citizens and businesses for limiting energy consumption.
This idea has begun to be discussed in Britain after similar recommendations to citizens of European countries, but also after expressing concerns about energy sufficiency in the coming winter.
The current Business Minister Kwasi Kwarteng, who is one of the main supporters of Liz Truss and one of the candidates for the position of Minister of Finance in her government, has opposed restrictions on the use of energy by households.
Similarly, in response to a related question, a representative of the outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “These decisions, in terms of energy consumption, remain decisions for every citizen. Households, businesses and industry can be sure they will have the electricity and natural gas they need.”
Downing Street has however been in favor of the proposal formulated by energy supply network management company National Grid to give an amount to households with smart energy meters that will not use energy-intensive household appliances during peak hours.
Concerns about energy efficiency in Britain this winter have intensified after the leak of a report on Bloomberg which showed that the government has drawn up contingency plans about the possibility of being called upon to deal with a crisis with power outages.
The report said that under a “reasonable scenario” the country could face blackouts for several days in January if cold weather and natural gas shortages combine.
Although the government has repeatedly said that electricity and gas shortages are highly unlikely, the former top energy adviser at the Department of Business, Adam Bell, told BBC radio that there was a 10% chance that some areas of the country in limited, scheduled blackouts this winter.
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