If the electricity supply from the continent ceases, households in England, Scotland and Wales may need to ration their own power use at peak times to keep the lights on
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Millions of households in Britain may have to run their washing machines in the dead of night or their dishwashers during a mid-morning lull to avoid rolling blackouts this winter.
Today, National Grid ESO, which operates the electricity grid in England, Scotland and Wales, issued a stark winter outlook, warning electricity supplies to households could be cut for 3 hours at a time this winter if the European energy crisis deepens. …