Eirgrid cannot guarantee no blackouts, committee hears

Eirgrid has warned that it cannot give a cast iron guarantee there will be no black outs on the electricity system this winter.

This is"because all jurisdictions across Europe are tight, and there will be times when wind is low and trades with Great Britain are unavailable." But Commissioner Aoife McEvilly, of the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities , told the committee that rising demand is indeed an issue. He added that prices have risen much higher and much faster than even during the oil crisis in the 1970's.

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