What is system operability all about? The transmission network operates within very strict technical limits, which means it has to stick very close to frequency and voltage requirements.
National Grid’s Electricity Ten Year Statement has set out areas where the transmission network is coming under pressure as demand and generation change, highlighting areas that have to be reinforced.
Fast-changing combined cycle gas turbines (CCGTs) and more gas plant connecting at the distribution level could threaten the gas network’s ability to supply, system operator National Grid Gas (NGG) said, announcing plans to develop a forward-looki
In October, National Grid published its annual Ten Year Statements for the gas and electricity transmission networks. For the first time, the Statement will be followed by a separate document for electricity: the
Janet Wood found the offshore wind industry is confident that it can achieve 2020 cost targets, with both steady progress and step-changes in view
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Sustainability First’s New Energy and Water Public Interest Network (‘New-Pin’) is seeking to ensure long-term decisions have the public interest at their heart. Associate Sharon Darcy explains why the Network was set up
Once again the words “thousands of jobs could be lost in the PV industry” land in my inbox from solar pressure groups – this time in relation to a hike in VAT levels.
Energy customers do not always realise that they already face, in that tabloid favourite phrase, a ‘postcode lottery’ in their energy bills, because network costs vary between one region and another. It will soon become much clearer.