{"id":364206,"date":"2025-02-02T09:10:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T08:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=364206"},"modified":"2025-02-02T09:10:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T08:10:45","slug":"blackout-britain-threat-rises-on-collapse-of-norwegian-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=364206","title":{"rendered":"Blackout Britain threat rises on collapse of Norwegian\u00a0government"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0Blackout Britain threat rises on collapse of Norwegian government<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Britain\u2019s increasingly dangerous reliance on imported electricity has just gone up another notch with the collapse of Norway\u2019s Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Telegraph reports:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Britain risks being left more vulnerable to blackouts as a political row in Norway over power exports escalates.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Norwegian government collapsed this week<\/em><\/a> following a row over EU green energy laws. A junior coalition partner in the government quit in protest at plans to implement the policies, amid a broader rise in energy nationalism in the country.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experts said the collapse raised questions over Britain\u2019s reliance on Norwegian energy imports to keep the lights on. Last weekend, Norway accounted for 4pc of the UK\u2019s power, coming via cables that run under the North Sea.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kathryn Porter, an energy consultant at Watt-Logic, said there was \u201cincreasing pressure\u201d on Oslo to re-evaluate its relationship with the UK on electricity.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before the Norwegian coalition\u2019s collapse, both governing parties had signalled they wanted to end a deal to supply Denmark with electricity and renegotiate deals with the UK and Germany.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Norway is a key source of electricity for Britain when the nation\u2019s own power supplies dip. Norway generates energy from its hydroelectric power facilities, which offer a stable source of electricity in contrast to intermittent solar and wind.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A backlash over high energy prices in the country has increased pressure to cut electricity links into Europe. The country is set to go to the polls in September, with the issue expected to be front and centre of debates.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/uk.finance.yahoo.com\/news\/blackout-britain-threat-rises-collapse-140740933.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 1400 MW North Sea Link is currently running flat out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The issue is a very simple one, as far as Norway\u2019s voters are concerned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When electricity is in short supply in Germany, Denmark or Britain, demand for Norway\u2019s power rises, pushing up prices for Norway\u2019s consumers as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is unlikely that Norway would simply switch the interconnector off, but we may have to pay a lot more for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Britain\u2019s increasingly dangerous reliance on imported electricity has just gone up another notch with the collapse of Norway\u2019s 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