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There are also many misconceptions

A third of Brits 'confused' where their energy at home comes from

Edinburgh Airport travellers stranded after Heathrow Airport shutdown.

Edinburgh Airport travellers stranded after Heathrow Airport shutdown

'Scottish Power' sounds like something a superhero would have. An accent that can cut through steel perhaps

Energy company leaflet still leaves us in the dark about power cuts - Susan Morr...

In order to take part, you’ll need to have a smart meter installed and your energy supplier must be signed up.

Millions will be paid to cut energy to avoid blackouts in winter 2023

The company has said that the move will make the store less reliant on the National Grid.

Solar panels bid to help Sainsbury's store to heat better

Centrica’s profits soared threefold to £3.3bn in 2022 (image: PA)

British Gas launch new scheme offering half price electricity

We review portable power station Delta 2 - will it help in a power outage?

We review portable power station Delta 2 - will it help in a blackout?

The Guardian reports Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has had the electricity network in his constituency upgraded so he could heat his private swimming pool.

Electricity network upgraded ‘so Rishi Sunak could heat private pool’

The emergency coal-fired power plants started generating for the first time on Tuesday afternoon amid National Grid fears of shortages - Credit: Adobe

Emergency coal power plants used for first time as cold snap hits UK

The National Grid ESO scheme rewards users for changing their habits and reducing their electricity usage during certain peak hours.

Households can get paid for reducing electricity use with free app

UK Blackouts: Exact times your house could face power cuts this winter

National Grid: How to save £20 on energy bills by reducing usage today

National Grid will be rewarding some UK households for reducing energy usage tonight

Households to be rewarded for reducing energy usage tonight

Wholesale prices are falling, but it will not translate into cheaper energy bills (image: Getty Images)

Households to be paid to cut electricity use for one hour tonight

Insulators on an electricity sub station are seen near homes on October 19, 2022 in Manchester, England. The British utility company, National Grid, have said that UK households may face power cuts this winter for up to three hours at a time, if gas supplies run low. The UK relies heavily on gas to produce electricity, and gas supplies to Europe have been severely disrupted by the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

National Grid: Power blackout prevention scheme stood down

National Grid are trialling a new scheme to help avoid mass blackouts in the UK.

National Grid to offer discounts to customers to avoid blackouts
National Grid will be offering discounts to customers who use their electrical appliances outside of peak hours as part of a scheme to avoid blackouts.
Jimmy Johnson

How long a fridge freezer will last during blackout power cuts

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Readers' letters: You weren’t elected First Minister, Nicola

National Grid Chief John Pettigrew has spoken out about the potential blackouts amid the energy crisis.

Will the UK see energy blackouts this winter?

Some households will be paid to ration their power usage at quieter hours of the day under a trial by the National Grid (Shutterstock)

Energy firm will pay customers to use less electricity at certain times of the d...

The UK generated more energy from renewables than fossil fuel for the first time in 2020 (Photo: Shutterstock)

The UK generated more energy from renewables than fossil fuel for the first time...

Cockenzie Power Station chimneys being demolished in 2016

Energy giant aims for windfarm at Cockenzie Power Station site

Royal Bank of Scotland parent NatWest Group is among the big corporate names that have been unveiled as the first sponsors of UN climate talks in Glasgow next year. Picture: Ian Georgeson Photography

RBS parent NatWest, SSE and ScottishPower to sponsor COP26 in Glasgow

The council has big plans for Granton (Picture: Ian Rutherford)

Cllr Cammy Day: Tide of change set to sweep over the forgotten Waterfront

Does your home have a gas boiler? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Gas central heating will be removed from every home by 2050 under new government...

Drax's hollow mountain scheme will provide services such as inertia and reactive power to the National Grid. Picture: Liam Anderstrem

Cruachan's 'hollow mountain' wins six-year National Grid deal to support renewab...

A new sub station at Finstown near Stromness will be built as part of the Orkney transmission project which will support future renewables projects in Orkney. PIC: Contributed.

Orkney’s undiscovered archaeology ‘at risk’ from major energy development
Undiscovered archaeological treasures on Orkney could be harmed by bold new plans to upgrade energy transmission to and from the islands, it has been claimed.
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Dundees V&A is something the north of the city should be aspiring to, according to Cammy Day. Picture: John Devlin

Calls for Granton development to be '˜better than Dundee's V & A'

The Granton gas tower site offers endless opportunities. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Cammy Day: Council plans to make North Edinburgh next go-to place

The Granton gas tower

New homes to be built on Granton Waterfront site after Council confirms purchase

Granton Gas Works. A number of dogs died after visiting Forthquarter Parl. Picture; Ian Rutherford

Probe finds no link between death of dogs and former gasworks site

An inquiry is under way. Picture; Cate Gillon

Investigation into Granton dog deaths

Edinburgh Castle at dawn.

Bid to lower energy costs at Edinburgh Castle

Bright idea: Solar panels to generate profit for city council. Picture: TSPL

Council’s solar panel plan to raise money

Pentlands hydro power plant revived in green bid

Play park plan to transform disused site of old gasholder

Planners back community bid to revive Water of Leith power station

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Wind farms paid £600k

Letters: Put the brakes on funds to promote bike use in Capital

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National Grid turns up heat for Granton gas holder deal

Government rejects appeal over bid to demolish gasholder

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‘Managers should take responsibility’

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Solar power slashes college’s carbon ‘hoofprint’

Letters: Green goals tricky to hit as posts have been moved