Don’t use too much electricity during solar eclipse, urges Britain’s biggest energy supplier

Event expected to hit solar power just as fifth heatwave of summer increases use of air conditioning and fans Great Britain faces a shortfall of electricity supplies on Wednesday evening as the near total solar eclipse is expected to wipe out solar power generation. The…

A shutdown in solar energy generation will coincide with a usual surge in electricity demand in the UK

The UK's biggest energy supplier has urged customers to use less electricity during the solar eclipse - as Europe's power network companies set out contingency plans.