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As the National Grid warns Britons could face blackouts due to the energy crisis we look back at the last time the country was plunged into darkness

The Man Who Pays His Way: ‘What will be affected by power cuts? Hotels? Restaurants? Theatres? Museums? Public transport?’ asks a reader

‘We are looking at energy difficulties this winter,’ MoneySavingExpert founder says

Rough, a 37-year-old Centrica facility off east Yorkshire, has been reopened to prop up the energy grid

The supplier becomes the latest – and the largest – to sign up to the scheme – which is run by National Grid.

British Gas has rolled out the Demand Flexibility Service which is being operated by National Grid

The council's climate change cabinet sub committee will be updated on the schemes in Treforest and Aberdare

With the rise in the cost of living, more customers will now be able to benefit from not using electricity during peak hours when demand is at its highest after a scheme was announced where suppliers can pay customers not to use electricity.

The Demand Flexibility Service scheme set for launch after trial by energy supplier saw some customers paid £2 per kilowatt hour

The National Grid's Demand Flexibility Service launched earlier this month and is aimed at preventing blackouts this winter

As the National Grid warns Britons could face blackouts due to the energy crisis we look back at the last time the country was plunged into darkness