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Offshore wind farms are a key part of the government’s plans for the UK to be net zero in 2050. We don’t own any of the turbines, or the substations and cables that link them, so what’s our role in…
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Balancing services
Our Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) returns this winter, offering homes and businesses the opportunity to earn pounds, points, or prizes for flexing the time they use electricity. This helps manage…
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Systems operation
National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) has agreed contracts with five parties, worth £328 million over a six-year period, in a new, innovative and world first approach to managing the…
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Future energy
National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) have been awarded a second grant from Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) as part of a wider project that looks to understand how domestic…
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Strategic planning
We are committed to working with all stakeholders and communities - from Peterhead to Penzance - to ensure the grid Britain needs for the future is delivered.The Winser review is an independent…
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Future energy
Securing a low-carbon energy future and accelerating the route to net zero remains one of the biggest challenges and priorities for the ESO and energy industry right now. While this is driving an…
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Energy 101
New dashboard shows the live electricity mix and carbon emissions of power sourcesHistorical view of carbon intensity tracks Britain’s weekly decarbonisation progress Carbon intensity of ESO’s…
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Systems operation
We’ve launched our distribution system operation (DSO) consultation, introducing our proposed approach to supporting the DSO transition. Whole Electricity System senior manager, Andy Wainwright,…
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Systems operation
National Grid ESO has just outlined a new approach to managing some key characteristics of the electricity system. Central to this approach will be the way we control one of the most important…
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Strategic planning
We’ve published our Electricity Ten Year Statement (ETYS) 2023, our view of future transmission requirements and the capability of Great Britain’s National Electricity Transmission System (NETS)…