Britain’s Net Zero madness has led to worryingly low gas reserves as amber warning for cold weather is issued

The UK’s gas reserves have dropped to a concerning low, with only a week’s worth of supply remaining, as the country prepares for low wind speeds and freezing temperatures.

According to Centrica, the owner of British Gas, the UK’s storage sites are currently only half full, which is 26% lower than the same time last year.

The low gas reserves are particularly concerning due to Britain’s reliance on wind farms, which has made shortages more likely when wind speeds fall, especially during periods of cold weather.

The current energy supply from wind is only 6.9%, and the country recently came “within a whisker of blackouts” due to calm weather, with gas power plants being paid over £2 million an hour to keep the lights on.

The Telegraph reported that a spokesman for the Prime Minister insisted on Friday that the UK had enough natural gas supplies to make it through the winter, and said reports that Britain had come close to blackouts were “not true”.

A No 10 spokesman said: “We are confident we will have a sufficient gas supply and electricity capacity to meet demand this winter, due to our diverse and resilient energy system.”

Chris O’Shea, Centrica’s chief executive, has expressed concerns over the UK’s low gas storage levels, stating that the country is an outlier in Europe in terms of the role of storage in its energy system. “We are now seeing the implications of that,” he said.

O’Shea emphasised the importance of long-duration energy storage in balancing a system reliant on renewables, particularly as the UK works towards its Clean Power 2030 goal.

He called for government support to expand the Rough Gas storage facility in the North Sea, which he claims would save households £100 on gas and energy bills each winter.

The low gas storage comes as the country faces calm weather until the end of the week, in others words wind turbines will not be turning, and the Met Office has issued an amber warning for cold weather, with temperatures expected to drop to as low as -15C to -20C in parts of Scotland and the North of England on Friday evening.

Read the full article published by The Telegraph HERE.

Source:  https://expose-news.com/2025/01/10/britains-net-zero-madness-has-led-to-low-gas-reserves/

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