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Strategic Energy Planning
The NOA is our recommendation for which reinforcement projects should receive investment during the coming year to facilitate the development of an efficient, coordinated, and economical system of…
Strategic Energy Planning
The ETYS is the ESO’s view of how the future transmission system requirements will be met. Currently, this focuses mainly on bulk power transfer requirements, particularly during winter-peak…
Balancing services
What is network services procurement?As the Electricity System Operator, it’s our job to keep the grid stable at all times so we can deliver safe and reliable electricity. We’re also preparing to…
Markets
Our Net Zero Market Reform programme was established in early 2021 to examine holistically the changes to current GB electricity market design that will be required to achieve net zero.
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Strategic Energy Planning
First three shunt reactors are now live, helping to manage voltages on the national electricity transmission network. These pathfinder reactors allow the ESO to maintain control of system…
Strategic Energy Planning
The region includes the high demand area of London, generation around the Thames estuary, and the long set of circuits that run around the south coast and South Wales.Interconnection to central…
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Strategic Energy Planning
Innovation is crucial for helping us to deliver a cutting edge, zero carbon electricity system. At the ESO we pride ourselves in facilitating innovation across the whole energy system, bringing…
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Strategic Energy Planning
The ETYS outlines our view of the National Electricity Transmission System over the next ten to twenty years.
Strategic Energy Planning
The electricity system is in a period of transition. We are quickly moving away from energy predominately being supplied by large-scale transmission connected generation, to a larger volume of…