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Balancing services
The South Coast of England is likely to play a big role in meeting the Government’s green energy targets because there is lots of renewable solar and wind generation in the area. But research…
Balancing services
As the Electricity System Operator (ESO), our vision is to meet the future needs of the electricity system by making the most of all resources available on the system in a flexible and economic way…
Balancing services
What is network services procurement?As the Electricity System Operator, it’s our job to keep the grid stable at all times so we can deliver safe and reliable electricity. We’re also preparing to…
Balancing services
What is the Demand Flexibility Service?The Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) was introduced during the winter of 22/23 as part of the winter contingency toolkit. Its purpose in the first two winters…
Balancing services
Power Responsive is a stakeholder-led programme, facilitated by the ESO, to stimulate increased participation in the different forms of flexible technology such as Demand Side Response (DSR) and…
Codes
Here you can find reports and documentation that provide an overview of the WSTC project’s stakeholder engagements to date.
Codes
The Whole System Technical Code (WSTC) project is an opportunity to support the Energy Codes Reform (ECR) outcome on code simplification and consolidation, and also to address some of the challenges…
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.
Balancing services
A successful path to zero carbon necessitates changes to our existing Electricity System Restoration preparation arrangements. In particular, investments in services, new technologies,…