National Grid: Coal-fired power units asked to warm up

Two units will prepare to boost the grid as low winds are expected to leave electricity supplies tighter than usual

UK fires up old coal plants to prevent power cuts

Two coal-fired units at the Drax power plant are prepared for boosting the UK’s grid if required

Drax agrees to keep coal plant online this winter

Keeping the UK’s coal-fired power stations at normal capacity this winter aims to ease the energy crunch