Solar eclipse could cause power cuts as electricity warning issued

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The solar eclipse could cause power cuts, Britain's National Energy System Operator has warned.NESO has issued an Electricity Margin Notice (EMN) for Wednesday evening between 5pm and 8pm.It requested a greater safety cushion due to a forecast 1,200-megawatt shortfall in system margins.The operator emphasised that this is a precautionary, routine operational tool and that there is no risk to customer electricity supplies.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The grid is not expected to face an imminent blackout; instead, the market is being given an opportunity to make additional generation or flexibility available.The warning comes as the moon will block up to 95 per cent of the sun.This is expected to wipe out between 300MW and 1,100MW of solar power.The timing will coincide with millions of people arriving home and switching on appliances.The drop will happen much faster than a standard sunset, testing grid frequency stability.Britain's heatwaves have also driven up electricity demand...

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