Millions face ‘heat or eat’ choice as EU orders UK power plants to close
Britain will
be hit by widespread blackouts in just three years time as a result of new EU
regulations. Plans that mean nine coal-powered plants will have to close by
2015 to meet the EU’s green standards will cause Britain’s spare energy
capacity to drop to just four percent, according to a report by energy watchdog
Ofgem.
If the
findings of the report come true, the country may become dependent on unreliable undersea
cables that come from France, which could lead to scenes in Britain
similar to the energy crisis of the 1970s, where the Conservative Government introduced a three-day
week to conserve electricity.
As a result
of these regulations, energy prices in the UK will most likely skyrocket if Britain has to rely on imported energy, which will leave more hard-working Britons out of pocket.
(To read the full story go to the Daily Mail.)
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