Engineers warn of looming UK energy gap

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Phasing-out of coal and nuclear reactors without alternatives will combine to create a supply crunch in a decade's time, report predicts

The UK is facing an unprecedented "energy gap" in a decade's time, according to engineers, with demand for electricity likely to outstrip supply by more than 40 per cent, which could lead to black outs...

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