UK Lawmaker Accuses Grid Operator of Cover-Up That Risked Blackouts
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 7
UK Lawmaker Accuses Grid Operator of Cover-Up That Risked Blackouts
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 7
Summary
Claire Coutinho told the House of Commons that a whistleblower from the National Energy System Operator warned her of a cover-up that left Britain’s power system insecure.
Senior managers allegedly instructed control-room operators to hide information showing the grid was not secure, according to Coutinho’s account of the whistleblower’s claims.
NESO rejected all of the allegations, setting up a direct dispute over whether critical operational information was concealed and blackout risks were downplayed.