Our power station at Grain burns oil to generate electricity.

Having this oil-fired capability allows us to be flexible. We can   make the switch to oil   when it makes financial sense to do -   for example,   if gas prices are extremely high -   or when the demand for electricity suddenly becomes very great perhaps due to an unexpected cold spell in winter.

However, we also use oil at other E.ON stations for the following reasons:

• To start up our coal fired power stations
• As a secondary generation supply at Kingsnorth Power Station. This means that if there is a problem with Kingsnorth coal systems we can generate electricity using oil to ensure continuous supply to you.