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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…
Balancing services
We use several techniques and services to help maintain the security and quality of electricity supply across Britain's transmission system. Here you can find out about system security…
Balancing services
We will approach potential service providers directly if a specific requirement is identified. Intertrip services are required as an automatic control arrangement where generation may be reduced or…
Balancing services
SO to SO services are provided mutually with other transmission system operators connected to Britain's transmission system via interconnectors.
Balancing services
As part of the rationalisation of balancing services, we are no longer actively procuring the Max Gen service. Contracts currently in place with stations, will continue until station closure of if…
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…
Balancing services
Constraint management is required where the electricity transmission system is unable to transmit power to the location of demand, due to congestion at one or more parts of the transmission network…
Balancing services
Restoration (formerly known as Black Start) is the process used to restore power in the event of a total or partial shutdown of the national electricity transmission system.