National Grid: two coal plants to get £77m to be on standby this winter

Eggborough and Fiddler’s Ferry will be ready to start up if needed, as part of Grid’s plans to minimise electricity blackout riskTwo coal power plants will be paid a combined £77m to be on standby this winter as part of National Grid’s plan to minimise the risk of electricity blackouts.The Grid will this Friday reveal the size of the capacity margin – the buffer zone between available power supply and predicted peak demand – as it publishes its winter outlook.