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Could blackouts be on the cards the winter?

Peak-time electricity usage must be slashed to avoid power outages, the energy regulator has warned. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has ordered electricity suppliers to find ways to curb the surge in demand for power that occurs...

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07.15 19 Aug 2022


Could blackouts be on the cards the winter?


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07.15 19 Aug 2022


Peak-time electricity usage must be slashed to avoid power outages, the energy regulator has warned.

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has ordered electricity suppliers to find ways to curb the surge in demand for power that occurs between 5pm and 7pm daily. For more on this Newstalk Breakfast heard from Mu


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