It’s the first time National Grid Plc has needed to call on the reserve this winter.
The units are warming up and will be ready to generate electricity early Monday if needed. Demand is set to surge during a spell of freezing weather in the UK even as wind speeds drop, curbing supply.The grid “as a prudent system operator has these tools for additional contingency to operate the network as normal and the public should continue to use energy as normal,” National Grid’s Electricity System Operator said in a statement.
“This does not mean electricity supplies are at risk and people should not be worried,” National Grid said on Twitter. “These are precautionary measures to maintain the buffer of spare capacity we need.” Freezing fog is forecast to grip Britain overnight into Monday, sending temperatures tumbling. The cold weather is set to last this week, according to Bloomberg’s weather model. Wind generation will be low through Tuesday.
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