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Electricity Explained
How Great Britain generated electricity in AugustIn August, wind was our largest source of generation, providing 31.8% of our electricity. Nuclear came second at 18.2%.60% of electricity came from…
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
Connections
This is a high level view of the connections process from start to finish. There are also some useful resources to help you along the way, from applying for your connection agreement, to…
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…
Data Portal
ESO Data Portal TransitionWe introduced the ESO Open Data Portal as part of the RIIO-2 business plan. Our aims were to: Deliver a foundational open data portal Make ESO datasets available…
Data Portal
IntroductionThis page provides further details on the Data Portal’s application programming interface (API), for users who wish to write code to access information…
Data Portal
Below is the National Grid ESO Open Data Licence v1.0. Please note, that each dataset on the ESO data portal is licenced on an individual basis and that this licence only applies to the…