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Electricity Explained
We’ve been hearing about electric vehicles (EVs) for a while now and with the UK government banning the sale of all diesel and petrol cars by 2030, EVs need to be the ‘now’ rather than the future.…
Electricity Explained
Hydrogen can be produced from a variety of resources, such as natural gas, nuclear power, biogas and renewable power like solar and wind.For some time now, we have used natural gas for these…
Electricity Explained
Is it the kettle, the old school light bulbs, the tumble dryer? And did you check the power consumption on that new outdoor heater you bought for your garden makeover?
Codes
We originally developed the MODIS system (Market Operation Data Interface System) to report market data, focusing on provision of data for the European Transparency (ETR) and REMIT Regulations.…
Our strategy
Tackling climate change requires international cooperation, and we at National Grid ESO are a leading member and partnering with many global energy organisations helping to deliver greener grids…
Balancing services
As part of the rationalisation of balancing services, we are no longer actively procuring the Max Gen service. Contracts currently in place with stations, will continue until station closure of if…
Balancing services
Super SEL is utilised to directly decrease the sum of the minimum MW level or Stable Export Limit (SEL) of generators synchronized to the system by lowering the minimum generating level at a…
Balancing services
Please note: We are no longer actively procuring this service. The information provided on this page is for existing providers of BM start up services.
Control room operations
The Electricity National Control Centre has a suite of tools required to keep GB’s system in balance.