If anyone is concerned about power cuts and have dependants living with them (children, elderly, medical equipment etc) then make sure you are on your electricity networks' Priority Service Register (not who you pay your bill to). I'm with SSEN Priority Services (
https://www.ssen.co.uk/power-cuts-emergencies/priority-services/), it's a free service which provides assistance in the event of a power cut. Not so much needed in the summer but in the winter at below zero it could be a life saver.
I've not yet had to use them so it could just be a regulation compliance filling exercise and provide nothing but lip service when the time comes and everyone in the area is asking for help.
Are power cuts likely in the near future? Who knows, but did anyone predict the situation we are now facing with talk of it getting worse before it gets better? Apparently there are government plans being drawn up for rationed electricity if supply issues get worse but they say no power cuts are expected and contingencies are in place. The words 'government', 'not expected' and 'contingencies' in the same sentence sounds like another long walk off a short pier for the tories.