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ESO introduces targeted support to speed up grid connections. Image: Getty
August 20, 2019

Lightning strike revealed as cause of 9 August UK black out

A lightning strike that caused two separate losses of generation – described by National Grid ESO as an “extremely rare and unexpected event” – has been revealed as the cause behind Britain’s power cut on 9 August 2019.

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