• Homes between 4pm and 7pm could be affected on “very, really cold” days in January and February.
• If gas imports are decreased, the change might be imposed on homes during the evening.
• There is a possibility of early-evening blackouts this winter.

British citizens have been advised to be ready for early-evening blackouts this winter by the chairman of the National Grid.

If gas imports are decreased, the change might be imposed on houses between 4pm and 7pm on “very, really cold” days in January and February, according to John Pettigrew.

In the event that there is not enough gas to match the demand for electricity, particularly during cold snaps, he warned that the change may be essential on the “deepest, darkest evenings.”

His remarks highlight a warning of a similar nature sent by the National Grid earlier this month during an extraordinary intervention.

The grid issued a warning that some locations could have three-hour planned outages in the “unlikely” event that there isn’t enough gas.

However, the company came under fire last week for neglecting to switch off its own lights after hours, which sparked claims of “rank hypocrisy at its best” in light of the energy crisis.

Planned blackouts would have to be approved by King Charles and Parliament and would have an effect on households, among other things, as well as on companies and hospitals.

There will be worries that more vulnerable individuals will suffer more in the icy conditions.

Vladimir Putin’s fight with Ukraine has caused a simmering concern about the issue throughout Europe.

Due to the area’s reliance on Russian gas imports, the Russian President has cut off supply to other nations on the continent, increasing concerns about energy security.

Blackouts in the UK might occur in the late afternoon or early evening, according to Mr. Pettigrew, who mentioned this yesterday at the Financial Times’ Energy Transition Summit.

“It was right that we lay out what some of the potential risks could be in the light of the dreadful things that are going on in Ukraine and the implications of that,” he told the newspaper.

Mr. Pettigrew continued by saying that if wind speeds during a period of freezing weather were not high enough to power turbines, the problem would worsen.

Undersea cables allow for the import of electricity from other European nations to the UK.

Although Britain doesn’t import Russian gas, almost 40% of its electricity comes from gas-fired power plants.

Additionally, it imports energy and gas from nations that depend on Russian gas.

A lot of precautions have been taken to prevent blackouts, including keeping coal power plants on standby.

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