Energy analyst Kathryn Porter lays out the grim reality of Britain's power grid
tight margins, cross-border trading rules being smashed, crumbling 1980s infrastructure and an energy policy she says makes no sense. She demolishes the "global gas price" narrative and explains why ditching the North Sea is costing jobs and raising bills.
00:00 Power cuts vs blackouts explained
00:44 Why rural grid failures happen constantly
01:36 October system warnings and breaking cross-border trading caps
03:48 Relying on France and exporting at the worst time
04:43 Rising risk: capacity, solar and ageing infrastructure
06:00 Heathrow transformer failure and 1980s balancing software
07:30 Clean Power 2030 obsession neglecting the basics
08:25 Deindustrialisation driving down electricity demand
09:30 Debunking the 'global gas price' myth
10:47 How UK gas production would lower prices
12:55 Jackdaw field and cutting LNG for months a year
13:45 North Sea job losses and the self-sabotage of energy policy
15:18 Why Kathryn isn't energy secretary and heating oil costs
16:30 Super chats and next guest Major Alex Watts
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Energy analyst Kathryn Porter lays out the grim reality of Britain's power grid
tight margins, cross-border trading rules being smashed, crumbling 1980s infrastructure and an energy policy she says makes no sense. She demolishes the "global gas price" narrative and explains why ditching the North Sea is costing jobs and raising bills.
00:00 Power cuts vs blackouts explained
00:44 Why rural grid failures happen constantly
01:36 October system warnings and breaking cross-border trading caps
03:48 Relying on France and exporting at the worst time
04:43 Rising risk: capacity, solar and ageing infrastructure
06:00 Heathrow transformer failure and 1980s balancing software
07:30 Clean Power 2030 obsession neglecting the basics
08:25 Deindustrialisation driving down electricity demand
09:30 Debunking the 'global gas price' myth
10:47 How UK gas production would lower prices
12:55 Jackdaw field and cutting LNG for months a year
13:45 North Sea job losses and the self-sabotage of energy policy
15:18 Why Kathryn isn't energy secretary and heating oil costs
16:30 Super chats and next guest Major Alex Watts
Follow The Mike Graham Show on Facebook: Facebook: TheMikeGrahamShow
Watch the full episode: https://youtube.com/live/2HOBeQSB9VI
Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@themikegraha...