In this episode, Kathryn Porter explains why energy is civilisation and how he UK grid may be heading toward rationing and rolling blackouts within the next decade. We discuss aging gas power stations, unrealistic utilisation assumptions, weak grid conditions, North Sea decline and why no single institution is accountable for security of supply. We also cover what a blackout would actually look like, why nuclear build timelines matter, and how regulation and governance failures are compounding energy risk. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 - The Threat 00:05:27 - 12GW At Risk 00:08:03 - Political Complacency 00:11:59 - Iberia Blackout 00:14:47 - 65-85% Probability of Blackouts 00:28:02 - January Near Miss 00:36:08 - What Rationing Looks Like 00:39:34 - Governance Failure 00:40:54 - Nuclear Build Path 00:55:04 - Civilisational Risk - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – <a href= "http://petermccormack.com">http://petermccormack.com</a> › Feedback – <a href= "https://www.petermccormack.com/contact">https://www.petermccormack.com/contact</a> › Email – <a href= "mailto:me@petermccormack.com">me@petermccormack.com</a> › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – <a href= "https://x.com/petermccormack/">https://x.com/petermccormack/</a> CONNECT WITH KATHRYN PORTER › X/Twitter – <a href= "https://x.com/KathrynPorter26">https://x.com/KathrynPorter26</a> › Website – <a href= "https://watt-logic.com/">https://watt-logic.com/</a> SPONSORS › IREN - <a href= "https://www.iren.com/">https://www.iren.com/</a> › Ledger - <a href= "https://www.ledger.com/">https://www.ledger.com/</a> › Incogni - <a href= "https://incogni.com/peter">https://incogni.com/peter</a> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: <a href= "https://apple.co/40ruY9K">https://apple.co/40ruY9K</a> › Spotify: <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu">https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu</a> › Fountain: <a href= "https://bit.ly/FountainPM">https://bit.ly/FountainPM</a> › YouTube: <a href= "https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM">https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM</a> › Rumble: <a href= "https://bit.ly/RumblePM">https://bit.ly/RumblePM</a> FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › <a href= "https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/">https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/</a> › <a href= "https://x.com/curttayloruk/">https://x.com/curttayloruk/</a> EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › <a href="https://x.com/ConorM04">https://x.com/ConorM04</a> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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