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News : Energy 101
‘Green inertia’ projects and world-first tech tell British energy success story
2022 a breakthrough year for “green” inertia World-first deployment of inertia measuring tools onto the grid Three new fossil free turbines that provide system inertia to launch by summer,…
News : Future energy
New ESO report finds electricity market reform critical for delivery of future system that is affordable, secure and clean
Net Zero Market Reform report shows wholesale electricity market reform is needed to deliver net zero at significantly lower cost to industry and consumers  Current market was not designed…
News : Systems operation
Keeping the grid stable – what is Loss of Mains Protection?
Graham Stein, Network Operability Manager at National Grid ESO, explains how Loss of Mains protection can keep the grid stable. There is a lot more to keeping the lights on than you might expect…
News : Future energy
Scotland’s wind success story bolstered by £323m stability investment
Ten contracts awarded to improve long-term stability of electricity system World-first large-scale use of grid forming converters to support increasing wind farm energy generation…
News : Balancing services
What are we doing to manage congestion on Britain’s electricity network?
Our job is to balance the electricity system 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, making sure homes and businesses have the power they need whenever it’s needed.To do that we keep Britain’s electricity…
News : Balancing services
What is thermal constraint management and why is it important?
Our job is to balance the electricity system 24 hours a day, 365 days a year making sure homes and businesses have the power they need whenever it’s needed. We move electricity safely, reliably and…
News : Future energy
Record-breaking 2020 becomes greenest year for Britain’s electricity
2020 was the greenest year on record for Britain’s electricity system, with average carbon intensity – the measure of CO2 emissions per unit of electricity consumed – reaching a new low.According to…
News : Future energy
Domestic flexibility could reduce peak electricity demand by up to 23%, new study shows
Largest UK domestic flexibility study found that engaged households can significantly reduce peak electricity demand by using time-of-use tariffs Study will help inform transition to net…
News : Future energy
Deeside Power Station begins world first power system stability contract with National Grid ESO
Triton Power’s Deeside Power Station’s two gas turbines have been repurposed to provide National Grid ESO with vital system support services as part of a six-year contractDeeside will provide inertia…
News : Systems operation
ESO Electricity National Control Room celebrates 30th anniversary
Since the ENCC was opened in 1993, by Carol Vorderman, then co-host of Countdown, economies all over the globe have looked to us as the cutting-edge example of how to operate a safe and reliable…