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ESO’s Winter Outlook Base Case shows de-rated margins of 3.7GW or 6.3%, this is similar to recent wintersRussia’s invasion of Ukraine means that overall, this is likely to be a challenging…
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At the request of BEIS, the ESO has agreed contracts with Drax and EDF to extend the life of coal fired power plants this winter.
The new winter contingency contracts will only be used as a last…
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Our colleagues are at the heart of the ESO, working hard to operate a safe and reliable electricity system all whilst supporting the transition to a greener, and more efficient system for…
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Sufficient capacity and operational tools to maintain world class reliability standards
New services set to go live this summer to help minimise consumer costs
Minimum demand…
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How can greater accuracy in forecasting solar radiation help to balance the grid more effectively? An innovation project that brought together expertise from the Met Office and National Grid’s…
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As we publish our latest innovation annual summary, our head of innovation strategy and digital transformation, Carolina Tortora, reflects on some of the projects that are helping us – and industry…
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Ahead of the Energy Networks Innovation Conference (ENIC), National Grid ESO's head of digital transformation and innovation strategy, Carolina Tortora, highlights some of our key innovation…
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What is an Energy AI Centre of Excellence?The project was established to put the necessary structures and world-class resources in place to grow the organisation’s data science capabilities, helping…
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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…
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Distributed ReStart has been exploring how we can use renewable distributed energy resources (DERs) such as wind, solar, hydro and battery storage to restore power in the extremely unlikely event of…