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News : Balancing services
First stages of Open Balancing Platform go live
The first stage of this new platform will go live this week, to support the bulk dispatch of battery storage and small Balancing Mechanism Units.This will further optimise the operation of the…
News : Future energy
ESO leads the way with major initiative to accelerate connections to the electricity transmission grid
New two-stage offer process will increase certainty for developers Updated modelling assumptions to reflect current connection rates as only 30-40% of projects in the queue go on to deliver and…
News : Connections
Our new approach to long-term connections reform
Following a year-long process conducted with industry and wider stakeholders to identify the longer-term reforms needed to improve the connections process, we’ve set out our final recommendations.…
News : Balancing services
Demand Flexibility Service delivers electricity to power 10 million households.
The Demand Flexibility Service, put in place by the ESO across the 2022/2023 winter, saved over 3,300MWh of electricity as consumers and businesses did their part to reduce demand at key times. In…
News : About NESO
New Regional Energy Strategic Planner role
We are delighted that the Future System Operator (FSO) will be taking on a new role known as the regional energy strategic planner (RESP), as announced by Ofgem this week.  This new body will…
News : Connections
Ofgem approves new rules to proactively manage connections queue
We’re delighted to confirm that Ofgem has approved our request to proactively manage the connections queue, one of the key components of our five-point plan to speed up grid connections and evolve…
News : Strategic planning
New Ancillary Service for Distributed Energy announced by ESO and DNOs
Network organisations are finding ways to unlock more capacity with smart technology The MW Dispatch Service will support the management of transmission network constraints, by enabling…
News : Systems operation
What is Short Circuit Level?
As the Electricity System Operator, we make sure that supply and demand are balanced and power flows across the network safely and reliably. To do this we need to manage key properties of electricity…
News : Future energy
Dynamic Containment: what is it, and why do we need it?
We’ve just rolled out our new Dynamic Containment frequency response service in our national control room, significantly boosting our ability to respond rapidly to disturbances in the flow of…
News : Balancing services
Demand Flexibility Service approved for 2023/24 winter
Energy regulator Ofgem has today approved the updated terms of our Demand Flexibility Service, and the service will be available from Monday 30 October.Households and businesses can participate via…