1.0Climate Change Dispatchhttps://climatechangedispatch.comThomas Richardhttps://climatechangedispatch.com/author/ccdeditor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="cjBr14wZzx"><a href="https://climatechangedispatch.com/winter-blackout-fear-as-power-chiefs-are-forced-to-use-emergency-back-up/">Winter Blackout Fear As Power Chiefs Are Forced To Use Emergency Back-Up</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://climatechangedispatch.com/winter-blackout-fear-as-power-chiefs-are-forced-to-use-emergency-back-up/embed/#?secret=cjBr14wZzx" width="600" height="338" title="“Winter Blackout Fear As Power Chiefs Are Forced To Use Emergency Back-Up” — Climate Change Dispatch" data-secret="cjBr14wZzx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> National Grid used an emergency measure to keep the lights on for the first time yesterday after the unexpected shutdown of two power stations in northern England. Factories and other large consumers of power were paid to switch off or use back-up diesel generators to reduce the risk of blackouts. Energy experts expressed alarm that the notification had been issued so early in the winter season. Although National Grid sought to soothe fears of an impending crisis, peak demand last night was well below the winter peak of 54,200 megawatts that is expected during December and January. --Ben Webster and Robin Pagnamenta, The Times, 6 November 2015https://climatechangedispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/images_pics8_AmInt.png