‘Keep Calm and put the the kettle on’

The Energyst recently published an article around how fake news is leading to fears that our power system won’t cope with the impact of coronavirus. National Grid ESO director Fintan Sly, commenting in the article, explains that ‘with more people across the UK working from home it should actually reduce demand on the power system’. You can read the article by clicking here. If you’d like to read more, UKPN have also posted an article featuring Basil Scarsella, CEO of UK Power Networks, who explains how ‘Power will stay on in the UK‘.  The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has provided a sector wider clarification of UK energy system resilience to read here.

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