People could be paid to switch off high-energy appliances such as washing machines during peak times this winter to reduce the risk of blackouts.
Households with smart meters installed are set to be offered discounts on electricity bills to help ease pressure on the power grid.
The National Grid Electricity System Operator is poised to unveil plans to offer rebates for minimising the use of machines including tumble dryers, dishwashers and electronic devices such as games consoles during the hours of 5pm and 8pm.One kWh is enough energy to run a dishwasher for less than an hour or power an electric shower for six minutes.
A National Grid ESO spokesman said: ‘We are developing a new service that will be available for consumers to benefit from across this winter.’The move follows a trial where Octopus Energy offered incentives including paying customers as little as 20p per kWh earlier this year, leading to reduced consumption.
The supplier said consumers received credit on their energy accounts but also had the option to request the cash transferred to their bank account.millions of households face being plunged into Christmas blackoutsBut ministers are wary of being perceived as telling the public what to do, former energy advisers believe.
However, the former head of energy strategy at the Department of Business, Energy and Industry Strategy, Adam Bell, warned: ‘This is a crisis – it is absolutely the right moment for government to provide people with the information they need to make decisions to help protect their families, and also to help reduce our overall energy demand.’
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Usyk vs. Joshua 2 round by round updatesOleksandr Usyk will defend his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight belts against former champion Anthony Joshua on Saturday at the Jeddah Superdome in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The bout is a rematch of a Sept. 2021 fight that saw Usyk control the rounds from the opening bell en route to a unanimous decision on the scorecards (117-112, 116-112, 115-113). It was just the second defeat for the Brit in 26 professional fights to that point.Will Joshua find redemption in the Middle East similar to his rematch win over Anthony Ruiz Jr.? Or will the Ukrainian once again assert his dominance and keep his unblemished record?Heavyweight title contender Otto Wallin says he's picking Usyk on Saturday night.“It's hard to go against Usyk just because of what he did in the first fight,” Wallin told The Athletic. “It wasn't like it was a complete shutout, but Usyk was of course the better guy. Joshua looked like he was just fighting to survive and he didn't really go for it. It looked like a training session. That has a lot to do with confidence and it seemed like Joshua didn't want to get hit and risk being knocked out. Unfortunately that's a part of boxing and heavyweight boxing.“You always want to have good defense, that's very important, but at the same time you can't just go in there and expect to take no punches. You got to be ready for that and have an answer for it. You can't fight not to lose. You got to fight to win and I think that's a really big difference. When you fight not to lose, you're defensive, don't want to get hit and not really taking any risks. With a guy like Uysk, you need to take risks and be aggressive to take him out of his game plan. If you don't, he's just going to be brilliant and do his thing.”The Athletic will have full coverage of the mega-fight. Here’s what you need to know.Usyk vs. Joshua 2 fight card informationDate: Saturday, August 20Location: Jeddah Superdome in Saudi ArabiaTime: Card begins at 12:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. BSTMain event ringwalks: 5:30 p.m.
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