Following the National Grid's warning of possible three-hour blackouts, organisations across the county are starting to make plans to prepare the worst. The electricity and gas utility company warned that blackouts could occur if power plants are not able to get enough gas to keep them running, which could be "a big problem" for Nottinghamshire businesses.
Colin Wilde, managing director of Castle Rock Brewery, which has multiple pubs across Nottinghamshire, said: "Clearly it would be a big problem for us in terms of all the electronics and heating and gas systems to keep our pubs warm. It would be a big problem for us if it were to happen in the middle of a big beer brew in particular.
"As it stands at the moment we are scheduling to have a few further conversations about it happening, really hoping that it doesn't, but trying to move our operations if the lights were to go out and for how long. Clearly there's the issue that if it was for extended periods of time, then we've got the problems of stock loss from freezers defrosting and things like that, so that would be very worrying for us.
