National Grid in urgent call for companies to reduce electricity usage
by Rob Davies from on (#SKAB)
Company uses last resort emergency powers for first time, only lifting request after 40MW of extra power made available
National Grid has for the first time used "last resort" emergency powers to tell companies to reduce their electricity usage in an effort to avoid the risk of blackouts.
It asked firms to reduce their power demand immediately, issuing a so-called demand-side balancing reserve (DSBR) notice to companies that have signed a contract to say they will take part in the demand reduction scheme.
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