Electricity networks

National Grid concludes first competitive tender for black start services

Centrica completes local energy market trial in Cornwall

ESO allowed to delay TERRE go-live until next year

A series of unfortunate events

Kwarteng says argument for offshore grid ‘has been won’

Forecasting electricity demand in the time of Covid

The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) was forced to rapidly re-evaluate its approach to forecasting electricity demand during the lockdown. Forecasting analyst, Andreas Zimmermann, writes for Utility Week about how LCCC responded and the trends he is predicting going into 2021.

Harnessing digital power to deliver on net-zero carbon commitments

National Grid issues second warning of tight supply margin

International collaboration on R&D is vital for net-zero challenge

The fall of in demand for electricity has thrown the spotlight on the need for a flexible grid. For Uroš Salobir, head of innovation at ELES, the Slovenian transmission system operator, this points to the need for international collaboration in grid development

Short interruptions: a network performance opportunity gap

A new report to explain how a focus on short interruptions can help power network operators get ahead increasing regulatory pressure for improvements in customer experience and resilience despite mounting grid constraints.

Playing the long game on network reliability: partial discharge monitoring

Western Power Distribution begins domestic flexibility pilot

Scottish Power uses windfarm to restart grid in ‘world first’

Thinktank calls for authority to oversee offshore development

BEIS extends planning permission for repowering of Welsh windfarm