The UK’s energy grid manager had asked three coal-fired power plants to be ready to produce energy by Monday, as the cold weather put too much pressure on the power grid. It reports Bloomberg.
This is the first time this winter that network operators have had to call backup. The power plant is now up and running and ready to generate electricity on Monday, if necessary. In Great Britain there are very cold temperatures, so the demand for electricity has increased sharply. Even if the wind speed – which is high – is reduced.
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According to the grid operator, the start-up of three coal-fired power plants is necessary in order to continue to provide the UK with energy, according to a statement.
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Starting next year, the UK will only completely phase out coal for energy generation as it now looks to reduce emissions from the energy sector. Only this winter the UK government will ask whether power plants can remain on standby, given the global gas shortage.
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The cold weather won’t really set in over England until tomorrow, and will likely last all week. Among other things, frosty fogs and strong winds played a trick on the British.
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