The UK has been warned of nearly a week of blackouts for homes this winter as theenergy crisis escalates.
The government's plans to address worst-case electricity and gas supply scenarios include four days of blackouts for homes, it was revealed today.
In the worst-case scenario, millions of households could be hit with emergency measures in January. Absolute shortage storms and massive demand will overburdenenergy networks.
Food companies have also been asked to come up with a plan to keep their shelves from going empty, and NHS bosses have to make sure 'diesel tanks are full'.
The reported outages coincide with energy bills expected to exceed £4,000 as the price cap set by the regulator's Ofgem more than doubles. I will.
A bleak new forecast by electricity consultancy Cornwall Insight predicts a further rise in April as bills surge to £4,400.
Consumer activists, including Martin Lewis, are now pressuring ministers to better protect vulnerable, low-income households from bankruptcy-inducing legislation.
The government claims it has enough reserves to avoid a blackout, but says it will never happen.
Its latest "reasonable worst-case scenario" ', the UK would face severe power shortages, even after the backup coal plants come online.
This models what happens when sub-zero weather is combined with reduced power supplies from Norway and France, Bloomberg said } reports.
A Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy spokesman said the report was "deliberately misleading and not what we expected."
They added: “Unlike Europe, we are not dependent on Russian energy imports.We have access to North Sea gas reserves, stable imports from reliable partners, the second largest LNG port infrastructure in Europe, and gas. It means that homes, businesses and industries can be assured of getting the electricity and gas they need.”
World energy prices soared as countries were drawn away from Russian oil and gas in the wake of Vladimir Putin's bombing of Ukraine.
The United Kingdom relies little on imports from Russia, but Norwegian supplies to the North Sea are important.
countries in Scandinavia Fears of energy shortages rose this week as the company threatened to limit power supplies. has announced new regulations restricting the sale of electricity to foreign countries.
Liberal Democrat MP Christine Jardine said her family was so "terrified" that she returned from summer vacation to enact emergency legislation to protect her finances. said it needed to be recalled.
She urged on her BBC2 News Her Night on Tuesday: Nationalization (of energy networks) will take a long time and be very complicated.
"To help families now, we need a quick and easy fix. These families can face a very difficult winter, so we need a few days. A spokesperson for National Grid said the company has updated its forecasts for the winter, saying, "It is possible in the fall.
added: "We have published an early view of our winter outlook to help the industry prepare for this winter."
Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero, said:
"This is a complete disgrace to the British public, who are already suffering at the hands of an absent government that has ravaged our economy.
" What we are facing is the result of 12 years of unpreparedness and refusal to invest from a Conservative government that has resulted in higher bills and a less secure country.”
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