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National Grid Warns of Lower Winter Power Capacity

"The electricity margin has decreased compared with recent years, but the outlook remains manageable and well within the reliability standard set by the government," said Cordi O'Hara, director of market operations at National Grid.Electricity pylons

Caroline Flint MP, Labour's shadow energy and climate change secretary, said: "The security of our energy supply has not been helped by the fall in investment under this government. With a quarter of our power stations closing this decade it is vital that we bring forward investment in secure and clean energy for the future."
Gas supplies
 
In the event of disruption of Russian gas supplies to Europe, National Grid said more expensive gas could be imported.
This would only happen in the "most extreme scenario", it said.
Chart showing how spare electricity capacity during winter in the UK has changed in recent years
 Energy Minister Matt Hancock says there will be improvements in two years
"The current uncertainty surrounding Eastern European gas supply stability due to the enduring tensions between Russia and Ukraine, could lead to curtailment of gas supplies in to Europe," said the owner and operator of the UK's power network.

Although the UK does not receive any gas directly from Russia, gas flows to Europe could be affected, which would in turn affect supplies to the UK, it added.

If necessary, the UK could import more liquefied natural gas from elsewhere, but this would cost more and could have implications for household bills.

Overall, however, gas supplies, storage and network capacity were "well in excess of maximum expected demand", the operator said.

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