Emergency blackout plan called off as Scots
The UK's electricity grid operator has said that households will not receive payment for cutting down energy usage tomorrow evening after expressing supply concerns. Earlier today, the National Grid's system operator announced that it was considering using its Demand Flexibility Service , which was set up to avoid blackouts.
The DFS works by requesting that households reduce their electricity usage at certain times - with the guarantee that they will receive payment for any cut backs made. The scheme was launched earlier this month and has gone through two test runs, but has not yet went live. However, just half an hour later the warning was retracted at 2.04pm. These warnings happen a number of times a year and are typically cancelled within a few hours.
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