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| UK gas supply warning ceases as cold snap continues | UK gas supply warning ceases as cold snap continues |
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| National Grid's first "gas deficit warning" for eight years has been withdrawn. | National Grid's first "gas deficit warning" for eight years has been withdrawn. |
| The power operator issued the warning on Thursday, saying it might not have enough gas to meet demand due to the current cold snap gripping the UK. | The power operator issued the warning on Thursday, saying it might not have enough gas to meet demand due to the current cold snap gripping the UK. |
| The warning was a call to the market to boost supplies. | The warning was a call to the market to boost supplies. |
| National Grid said it did not anticipate having to issue a fresh warning on Friday, but would do if supplies dropped off again. | |
| In an update, National Grid: "With immediate effect the Gas Deficit warning issued for gas day 01/03/2018 has been withdrawn." | |
| A National Grid spokeswoman said: "The 'Gas Deficit Warning' issued yesterday was withdrawn at 4.45am this morning and we are currently not expecting to issue another today. | |
| "The market has continued to respond over the last 24 hours and we have seen an increase of supplies into the network. | |
| "As the extremely cold weather continues we expect to see high demand on the gas network, so we are continuing to monitor developments closely. | |
| "Protecting customer supplies is always our first priority and we would like to reassure them that this high demand has not affected their domestic gas supplies". | |
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| The sub-zero temperatures and snowy conditions in the UK have caused a spike in demand for gas from consumers and businesses. | The sub-zero temperatures and snowy conditions in the UK have caused a spike in demand for gas from consumers and businesses. |
| National Grid has seen its highest demand for gas for six years in the past week. | |
| That increase in demand was coupled with unplanned outages to supplies coming from Norway, the Netherlands, and Belgium, leading to the warning issued by National Grid on Thursday. | That increase in demand was coupled with unplanned outages to supplies coming from Norway, the Netherlands, and Belgium, leading to the warning issued by National Grid on Thursday. |
| Suppliers responded to Thursday's warning by pumping more gas into the system, and some large businesses agreed with their energy suppliers to use less gas. | Suppliers responded to Thursday's warning by pumping more gas into the system, and some large businesses agreed with their energy suppliers to use less gas. |
| National Grid can ask large businesses to scale back gas usage, but in this case, reductions in gas use by industry were done through commercial contracts with suppliers. | National Grid can ask large businesses to scale back gas usage, but in this case, reductions in gas use by industry were done through commercial contracts with suppliers. |
| Supplies to domestic consumers were not affected. | Supplies to domestic consumers were not affected. |
| In recent years the UK has become more reliant on gas imports. Gas-fired power stations are taking up the slack as coal-fired power stations are decommissioned. |