There have been fears voiced that the UK may be subject to power cuts this winter due to the ongoing energy situation but what does that mean for you?
The Electricity Supply Emergency Code (ESEC) describes steps which the UK Government could take to deal with:
an electricity supply emergency of the kind envisaged in section 3(1)(b) of the Energy Act 1976 - “there exists or is imminent in the United Kingdom an actual or threatened emergency affecting fuel or electricity supplies which makes it necessary in His Majesty’s opinion that the government should temporarily have at its disposal exceptional powers for controlling the sources and availability of energy”.
In the event of an emergency, ESEC enables an equal distribution of electricity supply to customers as far as reasonably practicable, whilst ensuring that pre-designated Protected Sites maintain supplies for as long as possible.
Each distribution network is divided into 18 x 5% load blocks, with a suffix letter (A, B, C, D, etc) attributed to each. All connected customers are assigned a block letter corresponding to the relevant point of connection on the network. A block letter of V indicates that the site is on the Protected Sites List, or is protected from rota disconnection due to associated load. Full details can be found on the Gov.uk website.
To find out which letter your property is assigned just go onto this site and enter your postcode
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