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More ‘eyes’ on the network to stop power cuts before they happen

More ‘eyes’ on the network to stop power cuts before they happen

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More ‘eyes’ on the network to stop power cuts before they happen

Britain’s biggest electricity distributor is testing Distribution Fault Anticipation technology as a way to spot network faults, before they interrupt people’s supplies

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A decade of investment and innovation halves power cuts

A decade of investment and innovation halves power cuts

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A decade of investment and innovation halves power cuts

UK Power Networks has celebrated its tenth anniversary this week

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Pilot project swaps backup diesel generators for van-based batteries

Pilot project swaps backup diesel generators for van-based batteries

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Pilot project swaps backup diesel generators for van-based batteries

Northern Powergrid, Hyperdrive Innovation and Offgrid Energy have partnered to create a clean and quiet way to provide backup electricity to households during power outages

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National Grid ESO power cut report: Industry responds

National Grid ESO power cut report: Industry responds

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National Grid ESO power cut report: Industry responds

What does the energy sector think of the findings?

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UK’s grid system protection ‘operated as designed during August power cuts’

UK’s grid system protection ‘operated as designed during August power cuts’

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UK’s grid system protection ‘operated as designed during August power cuts’

National Grid ESO has published its final technical report into the power outages of Friday 9th August

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UK power failures ‘demonstrate need for fast response tech like batteries’

UK power failures ‘demonstrate need for fast response tech like batteries’

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UK power failures ‘demonstrate need for fast response tech like batteries’

Regen and the Electricity Storage Network say the government and Ofgem must increasingly value these technologies in the Capacity Market

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Massive power cut hits UK: Industry responds

Massive power cut hits UK: Industry responds

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Massive power cut hits UK: Industry responds

A power cut on Friday left nearly a million homes and businesses across England and Wales in the dark

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‘Avian incident’ knocks 84% of US solar farm off the grid

‘Avian incident’ knocks 84% of US solar farm off the grid

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‘Avian incident’ knocks 84% of US solar farm off the grid

Only 40MW of Clearway Energy’s 250MW California Valley Solar Ranch remained operational after a bird caused a fire

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Giant power cut in South America leaves 48m without electricity

Giant power cut in South America leaves 48m without electricity

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Giant power cut in South America leaves 48m without electricity

Electricity failures covered the whole of Argentina and Uruguay, as well as parts of Brazil, Chile and Paraguay

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Venezuelan power outage ‘act of political sabotage’

Venezuelan power outage ‘act of political sabotage’

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Venezuelan power outage ‘act of political sabotage’

President Nicolás Maduro has blamed the US-backed opposition party for the failure of electrical infrastructure

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Brooklyn prison hit by heat and lighting failure

Brooklyn prison hit by heat and lighting failure

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Brooklyn prison hit by heat and lighting failure

Temperatures in the Metropolitan Detention Center have dropped to as low as 9.5C°C in some cells

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Is coal as reliable as we think?

Is coal as reliable as we think?

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Is coal as reliable as we think?

A number of coal plant outages across the country have left heatwave-stricken homes without power

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