Oh, we genuinely want to be honest, I assure you, but we keep putting it off.
Fyodor Dostoevsky – The Raw Youth (1875)
Fyodor Dostoevsky – The Raw Youth (1875)
Concerning issues found at GB power grid by inquiry into cover-up claims
Independent investigators have found significant and concerning “cultural issues” at Great Britain’s grid operator after control room staff accused senior executives of covering up the extent of blackout risks in the UK during the June heatwave.
An external legal firm tasked with investigating a series of whistleblower allegations against the National Energy System Operator (Neso) raised concerns over how high levels stress among control room engineers was handled by the company.
The three-month investigation began after whistleblowers accused Neso of a cover-up over the growing risk of blackouts. They claimed the grid was becoming increasingly unmanageable, and that control room decisions were subject to “interference” by the company’s corporate affairs team to protect the reputation of the government-owned operator.
Independent investigators have found significant and concerning “cultural issues” at Great Britain’s grid operator after control room staff accused senior executives of covering up the extent of blackout risks in the UK during the June heatwave.
An external legal firm tasked with investigating a series of whistleblower allegations against the National Energy System Operator (Neso) raised concerns over how high levels stress among control room engineers was handled by the company.
The three-month investigation began after whistleblowers accused Neso of a cover-up over the growing risk of blackouts. They claimed the grid was becoming increasingly unmanageable, and that control room decisions were subject to “interference” by the company’s corporate affairs team to protect the reputation of the government-owned operator.
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"They claimed the grid was becoming increasingly unmanageable, and that control room decisions were subject to “interference” by the company’s corporate affairs team to protect the reputation of the government-owned operator."
Am I surprised? No. A Government (of any stripe) is always more concerned about its reputation than its performance because politicians only have reputation to distinguish them from other politicians.
DJ - yes that's it, reputation comes first. It works as long as the propaganda works, although that seems to be shaky and major blackouts could shake it even harder.
For God's sake nobody tell Andy Bletherskite that electrical engineering is full of things called a "bus". He'll want to control the price to £2 per pop.
If it goes down, we'll all be living off-grid.
dearieme - good grief, don't tell Bletherskite that, he'll want a photo op of him sitting on one...
James - fortunately we have plenty of wood though - until neighbours see smoke from our chimney.
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