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Our strategy
We’re passionate about transparency. That’s why we’ve established a number of stakeholder groups. Members are selected from both inside and outside the energy sector, to ensure a wide range of…
Electricity Explained
Comparison sites, direct mail, someone vying for your attention as you leave the supermarket – you will, at some point, have been encouraged by money saving claims…
Electricity Explained
Not sure of the difference between kilowatts and megawatts? Figuring out how much electricity we use and what which items are the most power-hungry is no easy task. Let alone understand where…
Electricity Explained
Electricity bills aren’t always easy to understand so it can be tricky to know how much energy you’re using and how to reduce your usage
Our strategy
Every day the ESO moves over 730GWh of high-voltage electricity around the country. That’s enough to power 146 billion light bulbs!We ensure that Great Britain has the essential energy it…
Electricity Explained
The electricity market in Great Britain is a complex intersection of engineering and economics. Generators supply the electricity that consumers demand. The physical connections between demand and…
Our strategy
On this page you will find documents that we must produce to comply with our electricity licence requirements to separate parts of our business.In order to comply with our licence requirements…
Our strategy
The ESO is the electricity system operator for Great Britain. We sit at the heart of the country’s energy network and it’s our job to make sure electricity is there when people need it.
Electricity Explained
Inertia, frequency, voltage, thermal, constraints…these are just a few of the factors that go into the highly complex process of balancing the grid.But don’t worry if you’re not up to speed on the…