potential, more worrying, scenarios which could arise. in the first scenario, the energy crisis in europe would result in britain not being able to import electricity from the likes of france, belgium and the netherlands, although power would still come in from norway. if there is not action taken, national grid says this could lead to shortages. but it did say that it has struck deals to give additional coal fired power units on standby in case they are needed. and other measures include a scheme from the 1st of november which incentivises homes and businesses to reduce their electricity use at those peak times. with those measures in place, the grid says supply interruptions would be avoided. it also models a second, possibly more worrying scenario that is what you were outlining there which, in this scenario, the energy prices in europe could escalate and that would mean not enough gas being available in britain. in that event, it says households could lose power for up to three
and intercity from the likes of france, belgium and the netherlands that power would still come in from norway. if there is not action taken, national grid says this could lead to shortages. we did say that it has struck deals to give additional coal fired power units on standby in case they are needed and other measures include a scheme in the 1st of november which incentivises homes and businesses to reduce their electricity use at those peak times. with those measures in place, the grid says supply interruptions would be avoided. it also models a second, possibly more worrying scenario, thatis possibly more worrying scenario, that is what you were outlining there, which in this scenario the energy prices in europe could escalate and that would mean not enough gas being available in britain. in that event, it says households could lose power for up to three hours at a time. customers would be warned in advance of that happening, it would probably occur at peak times, the mornings or