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National Grid today called off a plan to activate an emergency initiative to pay consumers to use less energy at peak times to help ration energy supplies. 

The utility company had said it would announce today whether it would begin the first ever live run of its Demand Flexibility Service from tomorrow.An update on its website at 2.30pm said: ‘There is no longer considered to be a requirement for the service.’ 

The scheme – which is only available to those with smart meters whose supplier has signed up – is designed to avoid blackouts by rewarding people for cutting demand down at peak times.British Gas and E.ON have joined alongside smaller providers, but it has never gone live. 

If the National Grid had pressed ahead with the plan it raised the prospect of households being asked to turn off televisions during coverage of England and kombi servisi Wales’ crunch World Cup clash. 

Bosses will have been anticipating a surge in demand as fans tune into to watch the game or put their kettles on for a cup of tea at half-time. 

It comes as forecasts projected a large drop in the amount of power that Britain will be able to import from France. 

It will mean that the difference between the amount of electricity available for households and Kombi Servisi businesses and the amount they will use during peak times will be tight.

The scheme would have worked by asking households to reduce the amount of electricity they use at certain times – and promises to pay them for any reductions they make.

It has already been tested twice, but has never before run live. 

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