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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…
Electricity Explained
Coal is a fossil fuel and has been generating electricity in Great Britain since the industrial revolution. But the decarbonisation of the grid will see it phased out by the end of 2024.In 1882,…
Electricity Explained
Restoration refers to the process of restarting the grid following a power cut and it is a requirement for us, as the system operator, to have a process in place in the event of a partial or total…
Electricity Explained
Our role as Britain’s electricity system operator is to manage the flow of electricity around the grid so it’s available when people need it – and that means keeping the supply secure.Supply and…
Electricity Explained
It’s our job to keep the cost of running the system as low as possible, so we can keep energy bills down. One of the ways we do this is with constraint payments.When there are physical constraints…
Electricity Explained
Energy storage allows us to move energy through time, capturing it when we have too much and saving it for when we don’t have enough.When we have excess electricity, perhaps on a really windy day,…