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Last week, the UK reached its highest temperature<\/a> on record \u2014 40 degrees Celsius, or more than 104 degrees Fahrenheit. On July 20th, as the record-breaking \u201cRed Extreme<\/a>\u201d heatwave continued to linger, a Bloomberg <\/em>op-ed <\/em>reports<\/a> officials made the decision to pay a record price of \u00a39,724.54 (about $11,685) per megawatt to ensure electricity for South London residents \u2014 about 5,000 percent higher than its usual average price of \u00a3178 per megawatt hour. <\/p>\n

To avoid an energy short squeeze in 2021, the UK paid about \u00a31,600 (more than $1,900) per megawatt to import energy. <\/p>\n

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Yesterday #gas<\/a> produced 43.0% of British electricity, more than wind 23.5%, nuclear 15.1%, biomass 7.2%, solar 6.0%, imports 3.8%, coal 0.8%, hydro 0.7%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation pic.twitter.com\/cRzVsCUKfP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 National Grid ESO (@NationalGridESO) July 21, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

But this time, BBC reported<\/a>, the combination of the heatwave, a storm in Belgium affecting solar power output, and maintenance on overhead all played a part, forcing the National Grid\u2019s Electricity System Operator (ESO) to make the higher-than-usual purchase to avoid blackouts. A spokesperson from the National Grid ESO<\/a> said a specific circuit was needed to get the energy to the right place.<\/p>\n

The power purchased at that rate was only enough to supply about eight households for a year, Bloomberg <\/em>says, keeping the system stable over the course of an hour, and additional power was purchased at lower rates.<\/p>\n

The Bloomberg <\/em>op-ed argues that power from elsewhere in the country or even turning to offshore wind farms in Scotland should have been a solution. But failures to invest in grid upgrades and resistance to installing more above-ground equipment may have left the system vulnerable. The worry is that next time, even high prices may not be enough, and as an inevitable side effect of a warming planet, residents could face blackouts in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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