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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andy Gregory

THE TRUTH ABOUT: How you can get paid for using appliances at off peak times 2b640d60 4f3c 45d8 9c54 7528faa0c6cb - Caught on Camera

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People in Britain will be given money back on their bills for using energy at off-peak times this winter in a new scheme aimed at preventing the first planned blackouts in decades.

Gas power plants are expected to require roughly a fifth more gas than usual in the coming months as a result of electricity imports from France, Belgium and the Netherlands likely decreasing with European energy supplies facing a “challenging” winter following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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