Keeping the lights on when the capacity crunch bites

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UKERC's Dr Matthew Aylott argues that a more ambitious approach to energy saving is vital if the UK is to avoid a power capacity crunch

Blackouts bring the failure of the electricity network to everyone's front room in spectacular fashion. During the 1970s blackouts brought a swift end to the Government of Ted Heath. MargaretThatcher knew...

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