Over the next decade, unless something is done very quickly to speed up construction of energy generation infrastructure, there is a real possibility that energy may need to be rationed.
Britain risks running out of energy generating capacity in the winter of 2015-16, according to the energy regulator Ofgem. Brown outs (an intentional or unintentional drop in voltage used for load reduction in an emergency) could spell the end of 24 hour operations with domestic users likely to take precedent over industrial energy users at peak…
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