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Electricity Explained
We now get more of our electricity from renewable sources than ever before, which is great news for the environment as it helps us to cut down on our carbon emissions.
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…
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…
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
Do you know your DNOs from your ESOs? And how does electricity actually get to your home, around the country and overseas?
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
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 (those who create power) connect onto the network in two ways – either as transmission connected generation or embedded generation. It can help to think of it…
Electricity Explained
Solar power works by converting energy from the sun into power. There are two forms of energy generated from the sun for our use – electricity and heat.Solar is an important part of the ESO’s…
Electricity Explained
Nuclear generation is and is expected to continue to be an important part of the GB generation mix as we progress toward net zero, The Prime Minister’s recent 10-point plan laid clear that nuclear…