The UK’s shadow energy minister Claire Coutinho has called out the National Energy System Operator (Neso) for allegedly avoiding having to keep an “audit trail or records of how key operational decisions are made”.
In a letter to the Information Commissioner dated 7 July and posted today on Coutinho’s socials, she requests an investigation into the issue, claiming she was contacted by a whistleblower working for Neso.
“A whistleblower in the heart of our electricity grid operator has contacted me with serious allegations that the Neso has been hiding information about how securely our grid is being run,” Coutinho said.
The situation began in June, according to Coutinho, when she raised concerns in Parliament about the security of the UK’s electricity grid. She alleges she was told by Ed Miliband that she was “scaremongering”.
“Since then I have been contacted by a whistleblower within our grid operator, the Neso,” Coutinho continued.
“They allege that operators are being instructed to hide information that shows the grid is not being operated securely.
“Worse, they allege that Corporate Affairs interfered with operational decisions to stabilise the grid – risking blackouts to protect Neso’s reputation.”
Coutinho brought the allegations to the House of Commons and claims Miliband “doubled down” on calling this scaremongering when quizzed on the situation.
“This government is asleep at the wheel. They must urgently investigate these allegations,” Coutinho said in...
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