National Grid Electricity System Operator

ESO publishes Pathway to 2030 – major step to deliver 50GW of offshore wind by 2030

August 18, 2022July 20, 2022 Stuart Mitchell

The ESO, Great Britain’s electricity system operator, has published Pathway to 2030 including the Holistic Network Design – a single, integrated approach to support large scale delivery of electricity from offshore wind for the nation. The HND represents one of the largest investment plans in critical electricity transmission networks since the 1950s and 60s. The publication will help ensure the nation’s electricity network meets growing consumer demand, while responding to Government ambitions for 50GW of offshore wind by 2030 and enabling the transition to net zero. By considering future offshore…

National Grid Electricity System Operator joins Powering Past Coal Alliance

July 22, 2019July 19, 2019 Stuart Mitchell

The National Grid Electricity System Operator has announced it is joining a global alliance of governments, businesses and organisations working to progress the transition away from coal power, the Powering Past Coal Alliance. In recent years the ESO has overseen Britain’s transition away from coal and in May 2019 reported the first ever fortnight of coal-free operation of Great Britain’s electricity system, showing further progress towards it’s ambition of being able to operate a zero-carbon electricity system by 2025. The carbon intensity of the electricity system has halved over the…