We have 2 power stations that can burn oil: Kingsnorth and Grain.

At E.ON we use oil for two main reasons:

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

We can also switch to oil at times when it makes financial sense to do so such as if gas prices are extremely high or when the demand for electricity suddenly becomes very great, for example when there is an unexpected cold spell in winter.