Energy Minister dismisses latest UK 'lights out' fears

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John Hayes says amount of spare power is 'comfortable', despite warnings from SSE boss Ian Marchant that supply crunch is imminent

The government has downplayed warnings from SSE chief Ian Marchant that there is a growing risk "the lights will go out" in the UK as a result of a reduction in generation capacity and delays to new infrastructure....

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