Biggest Blackouts In History: The Great Storm Of 1987
October 1987 saw the biggest storm to hit southern parts of the UK in almost 300 years kill 18 people,...
Winter Is Coming… National Grid Winter Outlook 2019-20
National Grid confident there will be enough gas and electricity to meet winter demand even if the UK leaves the...
Biggest Blackouts In History: Northeastern USA & Canada 2003
The Northeastern Blackout of August 2003 left 55 million people across eight states and parts of Canada without electricity.
What Is The Low Frequency Demand Disconnection (LFDD) Scheme?
We take a look at the crucial automatic defence mechanism designed to save the electricity system from complete collapse and...
9 August Blackout – E3C Interim Report
A major investigation into the 9 August blackout questions whether National Grid’s contingency plans for such a significant loss of...
Tourists In The Dark After Tenerife Blackout
Reported substation explosion leaves one million people on the Spanish holiday island Tenerife without electricity for nine hours.
Biggest Blackouts In History: South Australia 2016
A “once in 50 years” storm proves the catalyst for a complete failure of the grid in South Australia leaving...
Central America Blackout Hits Four Countries
A power line failure left thousands of people across four Central America countries without electricity.
9 August Blackout – National Grid’s Full Technical Report & Recommendations
National Grid’s final technical report into August’s blackout calls for review into whether the network has enough backup power to...
The Role Of Battery Storage During The 9 August Blackout
Nearly 500 MW of battery storage helped minimise the disruption during August’s power outage.