{"id":351594,"date":"2024-11-18T17:20:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T16:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=351594"},"modified":"2024-11-18T17:20:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T16:20:54","slug":"rota-load-disconnections-aka-power-cuts-coming-to-your-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=351594","title":{"rendered":"Rota Load Disconnections- aka Power Cuts\u2013Coming To Your\u00a0Street"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

h\/t Philip Bratby<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019re preparing for the inevitable blackouts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and its impact on global energy markets mean the UK and Europe face a challenging winter. The energy industry is prepared and has well-established procedures in place if there is a national energy shortage.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One part of these procedures is planned emergency power cuts, called \u2018rota disconnections\u2019. These are very rare and temporary.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How would rota disconnections work?<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

If needed, customers would lose power for around three hours per day during the emergency, on an area-by-area basis. This would ensure power supplies are shared fairly with customers, and everyone has power for most of the day.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Customers would know when they would be without power by entering their postcode at powercut105.com to find their rota. The rota would only be published once emergency power cuts have been approved to take place.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When would they be used?<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Rota disconnections would only be used after all other options, such as turning down industrial demand and voltage reduction, have failed to restore stability to the power system.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If required, the electricity system operator National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) would legally instruct distribution network operators to disconnect power supplies. They would follow established procedures set out by the government in the Electricity Supply Emergency Code.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Code ensures power is shared fairly across all customers during a national energy emergency.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Grid ESO take several steps to protect customers before any emergency planned power cut instruction is given. These include:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n