UK Blackouts: The exact times your house could face hours of power cuts this winter amid energy crisis

The UK government has plans in place which reveal the exact times your house could suffer an electricity blackout this winter. This comes as a result of National Grid warnings of a potential energy crisis that could cripple the country.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been accused of sabotaging the Nord Stream pipeline which would subsequently restrict gas supplies to Europe. It is reported that Russia would use this to punish the West for its support of Ukraine. Despite the fact that the UK does not rely on Russian energy supply, it does import sizable amounts of electricity and gas from European countries that do.

National Grid had initially warned blackouts may have to be used, especially during cold nights in January and February 2023, as a matter of conserving the gas of electricity generators. A possible plan, which will include three-hour intervals of no power at UK homes in the winter, has now been released.

Due to the warnings issued by energy officials, the government has revealed plans in place to conserve energy this winter. It is called ‘The Electricity Supply Emergency Code’ which involves a number of rolling blackouts in the country.

The document details various levels of blackouts or “disconnections” that would be implemented sporadically throughout the United Kingdom. With plans to totally cut power to houses for as little as three-hours a day, up to a 24 hour total shutdown.

It also informs the public of the three main steps and methods the government could be implementing as a way to conserve energy. They are as follows:

• Direct appeals to the public and industry, asking them to reduce their electricity demand
• Restrictions to be placed on industrial energy consumption, such as requiring companies and firms to reduce their energy usage by a certain percentage
• The use of rolling blackouts or “rota disconnections” throughout the country

Blackout times for UK houses this winter

The Electricity Supply Emergency Code (ESEC) aims to provide equal distribution and consumption of electricity throughout the country in the chance that there are shortages. One of the main planned methods of achieving this is through rolling blackouts.