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Lawyers to investigate claims of GB power grid cover-up over blackout risk

· The Guardian

Lawyers to investigate claims of GB power grid cover-up over blackout risk

Great Britain’s grid operator has brought in independent investigators to look into accusations that its staff were involved in a cover-up over the power system being at a greater risk of blackouts during the heatwave.

The government-owned energy system operator will face the scrutiny of an external legal firm after a whistleblower claimed that control room staff were warned against leaving a paper trail relating to efforts to stabilise the power system during record high temperatures in late June.

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