United Kingdom: six million households at risk of blackouts. Meanwhile, they can’t even afford the energy …
As many as six million British households could face blackouts this winter in the event of a gas shortage, according to a report by Sky News citing government forecast models on energy fundamentals for the next heating season. So we are faced with data that the Johnson government knows very well …
The blackouts are part of the worst-case scenario of a shortage of gas supplies, which would also entail the imposition of limits on the consumption of gas for industrial use, the report reads. The blackouts would be the result of a rationing of the gas supply to gas-fired power plants.
The energy crisis that began last September has led to a major cost of living crisis in the UK, leaving the government struggling to find a solution, as electricity bills soar and are about to rise even more in the month. of October.
To protect consumers from excessively high prices, the British authorities have introduced a ceiling on energy prices, too bad that the ceiling was imposed when the price had already increased by more than 54%, prompting many families to choose whether to eat or pay the bills. In October, the next "Touch-up" by the British energy authorities expects an increase of 42%. Another success for the government and the energy authority, Ofgem.
The cost of living crisis "will get really dire" in October as the twice-yearly price cap rises again, Keith Anderson, chief executive of one of the largest suppliers, ScottishPower, told a committee last month . parliamentary. The beauty is that these incredible increases will not be able, however, to safeguard citizens from any blackouts.
A spokesperson for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said, as reported by Sky News, that the UK “has no problems with the supply of gas or electricity and the government is fully prepared for any scenario, even extreme and very unlikely ones ".
"Thanks to a massive £ 90 billion investment in renewable energy over the past decade, we have one of the most reliable and diverse energy systems in the world and, unlike Europe, we are not dependent on energy imports from Russia," he said. the spokesperson added. However, despite this, government models foresee the possibility of blackouts. So someone, as always, tells lies.
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