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All the latest news from the heart of Great Britain's electricity system. Find out how we balance the grid, how we’re innovating for the future, and who the people are that are working on Britain's energy system around the clock. 

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Britain's Electricity Explained: 2022 Review

With another year over, the ESO looks back at how electricity was generated and used across 2022, and some of the notable events seen through the year.

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World-first Demand Flexibility Service exceeds expectations with businesses saving thousands of pounds while reducing carbon emissions

30 January 2023

Our innovative Demand Flexibility Service has been a great success for participants so far, with signups exceeding expectations delivering a reduction of almost 800 megawatt hours (MWh) throughout events to date, with some companies earning up to £8,000 so far.

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Operability Strategy Report 2023

6 January 2023

The ESO’s annual Operability Strategy Report explains the challenges we face in operating a rapidly changing electricity system to enable a zero-carbon electricity system in 2035.

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Britain's Electricity Explained: 2022 Review

6 January 2023

With another year over, the ESO looks back at how electricity was generated and used across 2022, and some of the notable events seen through the year. We’ve seen a number of records broken across the year as various conditions aligned to deliver new firsts in wind generation and total zero carbon generation.

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Demand Flexibility Service delivers MWs and savings

15 December 2022

Following the launch of the Demand Flexibility Service the ESO has successfully held five planned events to demonstrate the use of the service and to provide consumers and participating providers with a return for their participation.

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ESO announces new contracts to deliver over £14 billion in savings

23 November 2022

The ESO has awarded new contracts to deliver long-term stability for the national electricity network, which will help reduce the carbon intensity of the grid, enabling the ESO to operate the network with zero-carbon by 2025 and set up the UK to deliver a net-zero electricity system from 2035.

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Connecting to the transmission system: why we’re working with the industry to drive reforms

17 November 2022

Susana Neves e Brooks, customer connections senior manager at National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO), gives a rundown of the ESO’s programme to reform the connections process for the electricity transmission system as it seeks to connect hundreds of gigawatts of new projects over the coming years.

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