Blackouts ‘Threaten UK Olympics’

The London Olympics in 2012 are likely to be hit by electricity blackouts, according to a poll of energy experts.

Three-quarters of the respondents to a survey organised by the energy company Mitsui Babcock identified blackouts as a “serious concern”.

Many of the UK’s nuclear and coal-fired stations will have closed by 2012, and demand for electricity is rising.
BBC