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Electricity Explained
If you haven’t thought about EVs yet, you soon will. We predict there’ll be up to 37.4 million of them on the road by 2050.Most major governments have already committed to ban the sale of new petrol…
Control room operations
Under the RIIO-2 business plan, the ESO has transformational ambitions which deliver significant benefits, many of which are dependent on enhanced balancing capabilities in our Electricity National…
Control room operations
The Electricity National Control Centre has a suite of tools required to keep GB’s system in balance.
Electricity Explained
Is it the kettle, the old school light bulbs, the tumble dryer? And did you check the power consumption on that new outdoor heater you bought for your garden makeover?
Electricity Explained
We’ve been hearing about electric vehicles (EVs) for a while now and with the UK government banning the sale of all diesel and petrol cars by 2030, EVs need to be the ‘now’ rather than the future.…
Electricity Explained
We estimate that up to 37.4 million Electric Vehicles (EVs) will be on UK roads by 2050 – that’s a huge increase on today, where there are fewer than 1 million. Such…
Control room operations
This programme was established to develop the balancing capabilities that the Electricity National Control Centre needs to deliver reliable and secure system operation, facilitate competition…
Electricity Explained
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…