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Two units at North Yorkshire plant could be brought out of retirement to prevent winter outages

When rising temperatures put a strain on electricity supply on Monday, National Grid turned to coal to ease the pressure, rather than renewables

National Grid asks for two units at Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant to be brought into action after temperature tops 30C

National Grid asks for Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant to go on standby as Britons cope with 30C temperatures

Thinktank says effective ban on planning permissions means country is way behind on much-needed renewable energy

Move expected to help reduce waits of up to 15 years to connect solar power installations

Clean electricity plans stuck for years because of ‘negligence’ by governments over modernising network, say renewable energy developers

Events of the past year turned the heat up on the energy network, but the man at its helm is unfazed, putting faith in civic duty and turning down the thermostat

Exclusive: Looming auction to earmark £1.5bn to put power generators on standby and keep the lights on

National Grid asks Drax and EDF to start warming three plants and says it will activate its live demand flexibility service on Monday evening

National Grid asks Drax and EDF to start warming three plants as precaution amid cold weather and low wind speeds

Wind-powered electricity rose to 26.8% of 2022 usage while gas-fired power, at 38.5%, continued growth as largest single source

New record of 87.2% also set for share of electricity on grid coming from renewables and nuclear

Great Britain’s electricity system operator says it has no concerns over blackouts despite snow and ice

A mild start to winter is about to come shivering halt, putting extra strain on the country’s power supplies