The start of 1974 saw much of UK industry operate under a Three Day Week restricting their electricity use.
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Power News
Households could face rolling three-hour power cuts this winter under the worst-case scenario outlined in National Grid ESO’s Winter Outlook 2022-23.
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Power News
An explosion at the coal-fired Callide Power Station causes power outage that leaves 500,000 homes throughout Queensland without electricity.
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Power News
Network failure at Europe’s biggest thermal power plant causes problems for the electricity system in Poland.
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Power Insights, Power News
Britain goes coal-free for more than two months… Is this trend likely to continue? And if so, what challenges does it pose our electricity network?
Power Insights
Exploring the role inertia plays in our electricity system and whether the transition to zero-carbon generation could pose problems.
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