Spain and Portugal’s Blackouts Expose The Real Risks Of UK’s Net Zero Push
Experts warn the UK faces a similar threat to its grid as reliance on wind and solar grows.
by Telegraph View April 29, 2025, 12:13 PM in Electric Vehicles (EVs), Energy, News and Opinion,
The massive power cuts that affected Spain and Portugal are a reminder of how vulnerable modern society is to a collapse in the electricity grid for whatever reason. [emphasis, links added]
Everything stopped, from supermarket checkouts to air traffic control systems. Rail transport on the Iberian Peninsula was paralysed for hours. On the roads, traffic lights failed, causing huge jams, while in Madrid, the Metro closed its stations.
The mobile phone and internet networks collapsed, while shops shut when their electronic tills failed.
The governments in both countries were clearly caught on the hop with few official pronouncements and no obvious emergency plan.
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