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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
August Graham

HISTORICAL FACTS: What are blackouts and why might they happen this winter - Caught on Camera

Homes might be cut off for up to three hours in a day if blackouts become necessary. (Stefan Rousseau/PA) (Picture: PA Wire)

National Grid has warned that there could be blackouts this winter if gas power plants are not able to keep running due to the energy crisis.

The electricity systems operator said it is still unlikely but winter could see the first planned blackouts, which the grid calls rota load shedding, since the 1970s.

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