Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 52067
Power Failures
Tabled: 13 May 2025
Answered: 21 May 2025
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to plan a (a) risk assessment and (b) contingency plan on the National Grid to prevent national-level blackouts.
Answer
Michael ShanksGreat Britain has a highly resilient energy system, and a total failure of power is assessed in the National Risk Register as a high impact but low likelihood event. In its 75-year history, the National Electricity Transmission System has never experience...
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