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Wednesday 15 November

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The first event of this year’s service will take place between 5pm and 6:30pm on Thursday night (16 November 2023).

 

Wednesday 15 November

Lake Windermere

We are delighted that the Future System Operator (FSO) will be taking on a new role known as the regional energy strategic planner (RESP), as announced by Ofgem this week.

 

Friday 27 October

Innovation Annual Summary

Energy regulator Ofgem has today approved the updated terms of our Demand Flexibility Service, and the service will be available from Monday 30 October.

Thursday 28 September

Morning in the countryside

The ESO’s Winter Outlook sets out the Electricity System Operator’s expectations for Great Britain’s electricity supply and demand across the 2023-2024 winter period. 

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    Press release archive

    News articles

    Name Published
    Winter Outlook signals cautious optimism 27 Sep 2023
    Demand Flexibility Service returns this winter 1 Sep 2023
    New Ancillary Service for Distributed Energy announced by ESO and DNOs 9 Aug 2023
    Demand Flexibility Service - Consumers have their say 6 Jul 2023
    ESO sets out early expectations for winter 15 Jun 2023
    ‘Get on, get back or get out of the energy queue’ - ESO announces urgent action to speed up electricity grid connections by up to 10 years 2 Jun 2023
    Demand Flexibility Service delivers electricity to power 10 million households 9 May 2023
    First phase of stability pathfinders delivered 5 Apr 2023
    ESO delivers consumer savings through early adoption of new technologies 16 Feb 2023

    News articles

    Name Published
    Demand Flexibility Service delivers MWs and savings 15 Dec 2022
    ESO announces new contracts to deliver over £14 billion in savings 23 Nov 2022
    Ofgem have granted approval to the ESO’s Demand Flexibility Service 4 Nov 2022
    ESO takes cautious action ahead of Winter to ensure security of electricity supply 6 Oct 2022
    ESO launches new initiative to connect electricity generation to the transmission system faster 22 Sep 2022
    Navigating to a Net Zero British energy system for all 18 Jul 2022
    ESO publishes Pathway to 2030 – major step to deliver 50GW of offshore wind by 2030 7 Jul 2022
    First GB voltage management project goes live in world-first for independent business 31 May 2022
    New ESO report finds electricity market reform critical for delivery of future system that is affordable, secure and clean 24 May 2022
    World-first trial brings renewables one step closer to restarting GB’s electricity grid 19 May 2022
    Fintan Slye responds to the Energy Bill announced today in the State Opening of Parliament 10 May 2022
    ESO forecasts safe and secure electricity supply this summer 13 Apr 2022
    Scotland’s wind success story bolstered by £323m stability investment 6 Apr 2022
    National Grid ESO receives Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) grant to advance development for digitising Great Britain’s energy system 9 Mar 2022

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    Press release - National Grid ESO awards contracts to maximise renewable generation output and deliver consumer savings worth millions of pounds
    Press release - ‘Green inertia’ projects and world-first tech tell British energy success story
    Press release - National Grid ESO seeks next generation of bright sparks
    Press release - Landmark moment as renewables get green light to support the grid.pdf
    Press release - National Grid ESO and Octopus Energy launch trial to unleash demand flexibility this winter
    Press release 070222 - ESO’s Voltage Pathfinder results in multi million pound consumer savings
    Press release - ESO publishes first of two 2022 Network Options Assessments
    Press release 260121 - Balancing Market Review reporting timeframes published
    Press release 240122 - ESO reaction to Scotwind Leasing Round
    Press release 110122 - Domestic flexibility could reduce peak electricity demand by up to 23%

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    Virtual Energy System launch press release
    Press release 011121 - National Grid ESO’s real-time data dashboard shows Britain’s progress decarbonising electricity
    NGESO Press release - OffSet
    Press release 071021 - National Grid ESO publishes outlook for this winter
    Press release 190821 - Former DeepMind expert’s AI tool could help boost National Grid ESO’s solar forecasts
    Press release 100821 - National Grid ESO and Smith Institute begin industry-pioneering Dynamic Reserve Setting (DRS) project
    Press release 120721 - ESO analysis maps how Britain can power its way to net zero by 2050
    Press release 290621 - National Grid ESO expects 900MW electricity demand spike during ENG-GER match
    Press release 280621 - Energy consortium launches UK’s largest domestic flexibility study
    Press release 230621 - Deeside Power Station begins world first power system stability contract with National Grid ESO