Since early November, which is sufficient to heat three million homes daily. First constructed in 1985, the Rough gas storage facility was closed in 2017 because.
The then-government determined it was too costly. After Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine caused an energy crisis, the plant was partly reactivated,
Although at about 5% of its previous capacity. Since then, Centrica has been urging the government to back an extension to its previous scale.
The plan calls for the government to provide a so-called cap-and-floor support system to support the costs of operation and maintenance,
But it would also use its own funds to cover the £2 billion in expenses. The location would ultimately be utilized to store hydrogen as the nation transitions away from gas.
According to Centrica, the UK is barely making ends meet and is dependent on imports, the supply and pricing of which are unpredictable. With 7.5 million household energy users,
