By Peter Campbell PUBLISHED: 07:12 EST, 5 October 2012 | UPDATED: 06:23 EST, 6 October 2012 Green rules coming from the EU threaten to plunge Britain into 1970s-style blackouts in three years and lead to energy bills doubling. Millions could be pushed into fuel poverty – having to choose between heating or eating – because Brussels diktats are closing power stations needlessly, the Government’s energy regulator warned yesterday. The plants that remain in Britain will not be able to keep up with demand by winter 2015, a dire report from Ofgem predicted. Didcot power station: The station will close in 2013, further reducing the UK's power independence
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Spare energy capacity could drop to just four per cent by winter 2015
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Britain will be reliant on other countries for supply - and prices could skyrocket
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