Britain's electricity and gas grid operators will be able to cope with the expected Arctic winter on the way, according to the company that runs the network.
Mild winters in recent years have helped the UK avoid blackouts and power cuts. However, even with colder weather expected, more imported power is available due to high gas storage levels in Europe, says the National Energy System Operator (NESO).
Domestic generation is also expected to be up on last year.
"It is positive to see that margins forecast for this winter are the highest since 2019/20," said Craig Dyke, director of system operations at NESO.
NESO defines margins as the amount of capacity available above expected peak demand.
For the coming winter, its forecast is 5.2 gigawatts (Gw) or a margin of 8.8% over peak average cold spell demand compared to 4.4 Gw, or 7.4% last year.
A new interconnector with Denmark and more renewable facilities have boosted capacity, though NESO said it is still wary of potential external shocks similar to the supply disruption caused by the Ukraine war.
NESO predicts peak electricity demand at 44.4 Gw compared to 44.9 Gw peak last winter.
National Gas, meanwhile, said supplies from Norway were steady while European gas storage sites were also almost full.
Peak day gas demand this winter is expected at 474 million cubic metres (mcm)/day versus a peak supply capacity of 601 mcm/d, National Gas said.
Gas accounts for a third of UK electricity production and heating in around 75% of homes.