Head of Market Development at the ESO, Cian McLeavey…
12 Mar 2024 - 4 minute read
We are the electricity system operator for Great Britain, making sure that Great Britain has the essential energy it needs by ensuring supply meets demand every second of every day.
Read our 2024 Summer Outlook to learn more about our operational expectations for the national electricity network over the coming summer months.
Read our latest Innovation Strategy to learn how innovation is critical to drive the decarbonisation of Great Britain’s energy system.
If you missed our webinars explaining our new responsibilities as the National Energy System Operator (NESO), you can watch recordings to learn how we can work together to deliver a net zero energy system that balances sustainability with affordability and security.
Balancing the Grid - Interactive game
To give you some insight into the world of balancing the grid, we’ve developed a game where you can attempt to keep the grid stable while facing some of the challenges our control room operatives experience daily.
Experiencing a power cut? Find out what to do and who to contact.
Ever wonder how much electricity is generated and used in Great Britain?
See Great Britain's electricity generation and how much came from sources such as wind, solar and biomass in our monthly snapshot.
Our control room experts continue to balance supply and demand second by second and you can follow the electricity mix live in our carbon intensity app – available on Google Play Store and The App Store.
Keen to learn more about how we balance the grid? See our latest stories below.