‘Significant threat’: Expert warns millions of remote workers face blackouts this winter

Over 2,800 residents had no power overnight as they waited for more engineers to arrive on the island this morning. But even down south, the cold Arctic wave managed to trigger outages across Surrey, Sussex, Kent, London and Essex over the weekend, according to operator UK Power Networks. 

Andrew Lawton, CEO at Reskube, the infrastructure resilience expert, said these events should come as a warning for millions of vulnerable people and home workers could fall into the same predicament as temperatures plummet.

He said: “As we are now seeing, power cuts are a reality for millions across the UK each winter. That’s with the threat of widespread blackouts still looming large.

“This toughest of winters comes at a time when remote working is firmly embedded across the British workforce. It means that power and network outages are more than just a passing irritation.

“They are a significant business threat. Workforces face a real risk to their operations and productivity as critical and day-to-day work is affected. This isn’t just an issue for the at-home office worker.”

Article source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1709456/blackouts-shetland-energy-crisis-national-grid-reskube-winter-threat