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22 h. ago National Grid offered me a staggering amount of money after my salon was hit by a power cut

James Parker couldn't believe his luck when the energy firm wrote to him a fortnight ago to say he was entitled to the whopping amount.

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9 d. ago Heathrow Airport had enough power to avoid shutdown after fire, Britain’s National Grid says

Heathrow Airport had enough power to avoid shutdown after fire, Britain’s National Grid says  CNBC

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1 week ago Heathrow had access to power despite shutdown, says National Grid chief

John Pettigrew said two substations were ‘always available for the distribution network companies and Heathrow to take power’

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1 week ago Heathrow Airport slams National Grid boss who claims it had 'enough power' despite shutdown

The National Grid CEO John Pettigrew said Heathrow Airport had enough power to avoid Friday's shutdown, but the airport has hit back saying it was an 'unprecedented incident'

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1 week ago Heathrow had enough power to keep the airport running after substation fire, boss of National Grid insists

In his first comments since the fire broke out late on Thursday night, John Pettigrew (pictured) said that, while one substation was knocked out two others serving the airport were working throughout.

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1 week ago National Grid boss says Heathrow could have stayed open despite substation fire

Two other substations available to supply airport with electricity, according to chief executive John PettigrewThere was enough power for Heathrow to remain open during the entire period it was shut down on Friday, the head of National Grid has said.Speaking for the first time since a fire forced North Hyde substation to close, the National Grid chief executive, John Pettigrew, said two other substations that serve Heathrow were working and could have supplied the airport with all the power it needed to remain open. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Heathrow had enough power despite shutdown, says National Grid chief

John Pettigrew said two substations were ‘always available for the distribution network companies and Heathrow to take power’.

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1 week ago National Grid chief says Heathrow had ‘enough power’ despite fire shutdown

Airlines raise questions about scale of flight disruption after substation blaze

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1 week ago Power play: how the Heathrow shutdown hit passengers at home and away

The Man Who Pays His Way: Any more of this and I will start a line of travel chaos T-shirts

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1 week ago Power appears to have returned to Heathrow but airport remains closed

The airport announced early on Friday it would be closed until 11.59pm because of a fire at a nearby electrical substation.

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1 week ago Heathrow says it does not know when it will be able to reopen

Airport warns of ‘significant disruption’ for days after more than 1,300 flights cancelled due to fire that hit power supply

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1 week ago UK's National Grid says Heathrow reconnected to substation on interim basis

UK's National Grid says Heathrow reconnected to substation on interim basis  RTÉ News

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1 week ago Electrical substation fire makes Heathrow look ‘vulnerable’ – Energy Secretary

The airport is supplied by the North Hyde electrical substation in west London.

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1 week ago Britain's National Grid says fire in West London leads to power outage

Britain's National Grid says fire in West London leads to power outage  Reuters

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3 w. ago Scots living near 'monster pylon' projects to save £250 a year on energy bills

Labour ministers vow to introduce new legal requirements to ensure communities benefit from upgrades to National Grid infrastructure.

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