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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
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 damaged electricity pole in Ruskington. Photo: Ruskington Parish Council
The damaged electricity pole in Ruskington. Photo: Ruskington Parish Council

Engineers work on repairs after truck collides with electricity pole

Alternative route map.
Alternative route map.

Have your say on potential alternative route for onshore cable from wind farm

The National Grid ESO scheme rewards users for changing their habits and reducing their electricity usage during certain peak hours.
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
National Grid will be rewarding some UK households for reducing energy usage tonight

Households to be rewarded for reducing energy usage tonight

Old Leake's Warm Space.
Old Leake's Warm Space.

Council secures grants to support 'Warm Spaces' in the Boston area

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

Age UK receives a donation.
Age UK receives a donation.

Horncastle and Hemingby community groups set to receive funding boosts

Shelves stocked with emergency food supplied at Boston Food Bank.
Shelves stocked with emergency food supplied at Boston Food Bank.

Grants given to Boston charities supporting people through cost-of-living crisis

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 power outage?

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

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

National Grid to offer discounts to customers to avoid blackouts

How long a fridge freezer will last during blackout power cuts

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

Will the UK see energy blackouts this winter?

The proposed location for the Heckington Fen solar park.
The proposed location for the Heckington Fen solar park.

Successful consultations on new solar park at Heckington Fen continue

Energy projects near Boston team up to re-use 8,800 tonnes of stone in boon for ...

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 in 2020 (Photo: Shutterstock)

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

Map of the cable route
Map of the cable route

Work starts near Boston on huge £1.8 billion underground electricty cable projec...

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