National Grid boosts winter margins thanks to extra coal power

Madeleine Cuff
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Britain set for a 6.6 per cent capacity margin this winter after National Grid secured 3.5GW of backup services

The risk of blackouts this winter looks slim following National Grid's announcement today that the UK will have a capacity margin of 6.6 per cent, higher than the operator's original predictions this summer....

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