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Electricity Explained
Voltage is what makes electric charges move. It is the 'push' that causes charges to move in a wire or other electrical conductor. The ESO moves huge amounts of electricity,…
Electricity Explained
Generators connect onto the network in two ways – either as transmission connected generation or embedded generation. It can help to think of it like our roads network. The…
Electricity Explained
Do you know your DNOs from your ESOs? And how does electricity actually get to your home, around the country and overseas?
Electricity Explained
Using the infrastructure owned by the three transmission companies – National Grid Electricity Transmission, Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Ltd. and SP Energy Networks – high…
Electricity Explained
Most people know that the Electricity System Operator (ESO) keeps homes and businesses supplied with the electricity they need, whenever it’s needed. But that’s just one…
Future energy
How has Britain's electricity become greener over the years?From the world's first public electricity supply for street lights switching on in Surrey in 1881, to the latest zero carbon…
Future energy
People are changing the way they think about climate change and the environment.
Future energy
Confused about carbon? Need knowledge on net zero? Interested in EVs? You’ve come to the right place.At National Grid ESO we’re at the heart of the transition to a zero carbon electricity system –…
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…
Future energy
We know that Great Britain is aiming to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. But how can renewable energy sources help us get there?