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Up to a million households across the UK, including Scotland, could be paid to use less electricity in their homes as part of a scheme to avoid national blackouts.

Officials say much of Pakistan was struck by a power outage as an energy-saving measure by the government backfired

Much of Pakistan was left without power for several hours on Monday morning as an energy-saving measure by the government backfired. The outage spread panic and raised questions about the cash-strapped government’s handling of the crisis. Electricity was turned off across the country during low usage hours overnight to conserve…

Many households across the UK could today save money, by switching off between 5pm and 6pm