U.K. Renewable Energy Mix Faces Scrutiny in Blackout Probe
- Energy regulator starts probe into Aug. 9 power failure
- Wind and gas plants failed almost simultaneously after strike
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National Grid Plc will investigate how to better incorporate the U.K.’s increasing share of renewable energy in the power mix after a blackout earlier this month saw more than one million homes lose power.
The probe was sparked by the Aug. 9 blackout, that also caused havoc on the transport networks, after a lightening strike north of London led to Orsted A/S’s giant Hornsea One offshore wind farm failing roughly at the same time as RWE AG’s Little Barford gas plant. Renewable energy, which is mainly intermittent, accounted for a third of the nation’s power last year.