Thanks to my contacts at Data Power Protection who gave me a link to a Daily Mail website article the other day about the state of the UK’s electrical supply network. The newspaper article discusses the state of UK power generation and lack of investment which will see us facing regular blackouts and rising electricity costs over the next few years. The basic problem is that our existing power stations are coming to the end of their working lives and our government has not initiated new-build programmes as quickly as required. For Riello UPS and UPS suppliers like Data Power Protection, this means continued market expansion and opportunities but not just for UPS. We would also expect to see a huge demand for standby generators. Personally, I just wonder if local, on-site power generation will be as common a feature of the modern home as a satellite dish and Nintendo WII.