Weekend press round-up: ESO asks standby coal plants to fire up

In our latest weekend press round-up National Grid Electricity System Operator has instructed two emergency-use coal generators to start warming up as the network faces its first big test of the energy crisis, while UK power prices have hit record levels as an icy cold snap and a fall in supplies of electricity generated by wind power have combined to push up wholesale costs.

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