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Control room operations
The Electricity National Control Centre operates GB’s electricity system in real time.
Control room operations
Our engineers and experts work around the clock to make sure that the right amount of electricity gets to where it’s needed, when it’s needed.
Control room operations
No one can control the weather. While GB’s electricity system is very resilient, there are times that Mother Nature makes herself known.
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,…