Winter blackouts are being planned as part of the 'reasonable worst case scenario' preparations by the UK Government. The planned blackouts mean the energy in households and businesses would be turned off for hours during the coldest months of the year.
As the UK stores less gas than countries like France and Germany, emergency measures could be enacted if imports run low. Worsening matters is the high cost of importing gas from abroad since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The Telegraph has reported that the UK's gas network has been preparing for more than a month, with similar talks in the electricity network.
The rationing is a process called load-shedding that is common in developing countries, says Mark Nelson, managing director of consultancy Radiant Energy Group.
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