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Electricity Explained
Gas is a fossil fuel which can be used to generate electricity. By burning gas, we create heat which powers a turbine. The rotation of this turbine spins a generator which creates electricity.…
Electricity Explained
The way electricity is generated is changing as we head towards a greener future.But it’s important to have different fuel sources and technologies to generate electricity to ensure a…
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…
Electricity Explained
Frequency literally means the number of times something happens over a period of time.
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…
Electricity Explained
Inertia, frequency, voltage, thermal, constraints…these are just a few of the factors that go into the highly complex process of balancing the grid.But don’t worry if you’re not up to speed on the…
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…
Electricity Explained
Wind is all around us. It’s clean, it’s free (at point of generation) and is a reliable source of energy for countries all around the world. Every day, wind turbines capture the wind’s power and…
Markets
The ESO has a central role today in GB energy market design. The MAC has recently been established to inform our approach to strategic market design and delivery, based on robust evidence,…