Revealed! UK Prepares For A 7 Days Energy Blackout

Revealed! UK Prepares For A 7 Days Energy Blackout

The government is testing plans to cope with energy blackouts that could last up to seven days, according to a report.
A series of exercises have been held with government departments and councils across the country in recent days, according to The Guardian.
The government has “war-gamed” emergency plans to cope with energy blackouts lasting up to seven days in the event of a national power outage amid growing fears over the security of supply this winter.

The Guardian has seen documents, marked “official sensitive”, which warn that in a “reasonable worst-case scenario” all sectors including transport, food, and water supply, communications, and energy could be “severely disrupted” for up to a week.
They show that ministers will prioritize getting food, water, and shelter to the young and elderly people, as well as those with caring responsibilities, if the country experiences blackouts, with the Met Office warning that Britain faces a higher risk of a cold winter.
Whitehall officials are currently stress-testing Programme Yarrow, the confidential plan for coping in the event of a power outage, and have held a series of exercises with government departments and councils across the country in recent days

A worst-case scenario would see all sectors - including food, water, transport, communications, and energy - affected for up to a week, a report says.
Programme Yarrow was drawn up in 2021 to improve planning and resilience in the event of a major technical fault on the National Grid - such as flood damage, a lightning strike on a substation, or an attack by a hostile state on sub-sea power cables

The program's worst-case scenario is that all sectors - including transport, food, water supply, communications, and energy - are hit for up to a week.
All premises without backup generators would have their power cut without warning, with 60% of electricity demand being met between day two and day seven when houses and businesses would be given "intermittent access" to ration supply, the report says.
In this scenario, only analog FM radios would work, with only BBC Radio 2 and 4 likely to be broadcasting.

An agreement between energy regulator Ofgem and National Grid says that 100% of electricity demand should be restored after a week, and the government expects that target to be met even in a worst-case
People in the UK are preparing for the “reasonable worst-case scenario” of blackouts this winter by buying large batteries which can cost £1,400 ($1,565) or more.


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