National Grid agrees £630m sale of electricity system operator to UK government
National Grid has reached an agreement with the UK government to sell its Electricity System Operator (ESO) for £630 million.
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Days are numbered for grid connection ‘braggerwatts’
TMO4+ queue reform will revolutionise outdated grid connection process and clear the way for renewable energy.
UK’s National Grid plans huge capital raise in net zero push
National Grid Plc plans to raise £6.8 billion ($8.7 billion) of capital to help fund a massive investment program as the shift to net zero requires a sweeping overhaul of Britain’s power network.
ESO calls for £58bn investment in UK electricity grid
ESO proposes a new 'North to South electrical spine' connecting Peterhead to Merseyside
The power of shared data: Why we are building a Virtual Energy System
ESO's Head of Digital Transformation and Innovation Strategy, Carolina Tortora, says Virtual Energy System 'will serve as a vessel for every element of the British energy industry to publish its data onto a decentralised system.'
ESO takes urgent measures to speed up grid connections
Slow developers will be ejected or moved to the back of the queue as sweeping new reforms are proposed to speed up the connection of renewables projects to the grid.
National Grid puts coal power on standby to meet UK cold snap
Grid manager National Grid ESO has put two coal-fired power plants on standby in the event that energy supplies are disrupted by a wave of cold weather gripping the UK.
Zenobē kicks off £750m Scottish battery build out
Zenobe has begun construction on £750 million worth of battery storage projects across Scotland which it says will help save more than £1bn in curtailed offshore wind power.
Net Zero Nudge 01: the cost of sustainability
The latest podcast box set series from Energy Voice Out Loud and EY, the Net Zero Nudge, is leading the conversation on how to nudge behaviour – by consumers, government and industry - to drive the shift to net zero.
SSE warns 15GW of ScotWind capacity overlooked in National Grid transmission plans
National Grid's plans to build sufficient transmission to help reach the UK’s 50GW offshore wind target have been welcomed by industry, but some have warned significant ScotWind capacity has so far been omitted.