Britain could run out of gas because of plunging temperatures as consumers demand more for heating in the freezing weather
National Grid, the operator of the gas
pipeline network, has issued a 'gas deficit warning' as the nation ramps
up the thermostats.
It has been forced to ask suppliers to provide more to stop running out today as demand for the fuel hit a six year high.
Forecasts
suggested the UK is facing 48 million cubic metres shortfall. The
country uses around 70billion cubic metres of gas a year - an average of
198 million cubic metres a day.
It means large gas users, such as gas fired power stations, industrial units and large businesses will be asked to use less gas.
It
raised fears that factories would be forced to close up and down the
country, but National Grid insisted businesses had protocols in place to
use less gas if supplies run low.
Households will only be asked to use less as a last resort, if these measures do not work.
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