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Electricity Explained
As Britain’s electricity system operator, it’s our job to match the country’s electricity supply and demand second-by-second, forecasting the power that will be required based on factors like the…
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Our new frequency response service Dynamic Moderation has held its first auction, completing the full suite of the new frequency response services, alongside Dynamic Containment and Dynamic…
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Electricity Explained
New technical requirements are coming into force in September for electricity generators on the distribution network.
Under the Distribution Code - the framework that governs how generator owners…
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Electricity Explained
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,…
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Electricity Explained
Trial to determine if moving home energy demand out of peak times can support electricity system this winter
Participating homes could reduce power demand by 150MW during each two-hour…
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Electricity Explained
In a successful tender process, National Grid ESO is set to deliver substantial constraint cost savings for consumers. Initial estimates suggest the service could deliver annual savings of £20m to…
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Future energy
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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Electricity Explained
In this blog our Energy Intelligence Manager James Kelloway introduces our Carbon Intensity app, a free resource aimed at empowering people to make more conscious decisions about how they consume…
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Future energy
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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Future energy
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…