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National Grid boss claims Heathrow had 'enough power' despite shutdown

Sky News Monday, 24 March 2025
National Grid boss claims Heathrow had 'enough power' despite shutdownThe chief executive of National Grid has claimed that Heathrow Airport had enough power from other substations despite Friday's shutdown.
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News video: Heathrow power fix would’ve taken hours, says expert

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 Simon Gallagher, founder of UK Network Services, said Heathrow could have had enough power from one live substation during the outage, but it would have taken hours to reconfigure the airport's network. He acknowledged National Grid’s point that there was sufficient capacity but stressed Heathrow's...

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