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Working round the clock to power the nation at Easter

9 April 2020

Keeping the UK’s energy flowing this Easter weekend is as crucial as ever. Whether it’s to allow hospital workers to have hot water or making sure families can cook that Easter Sunday lunch, our team is on the case. Some of our staff will even be sleeping on site, in a special temporary ‘village’.

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Hand holding a TV remote control pointed at TV screen - used for National Grid ESO story 'The 'lockdown effect' on TV viewing habits and the electricity grid'

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ESO: The 'lockdown effect' on TV viewing habits and the electricity grid

7 April 2020

What happens when we all sit down to watch the same TV programme? At the end of a popular programme if we all get up to make a cup of tea or open the fridge at the same time then in our electricity control room we see a spike in demand for electricity, or what we call a 'TV pickup'.

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ESO: How we're managing reduced demand for electricity through the coronavirus outbreak

31 March 2020

Coronavirus is having a significant impact on society. People are staying at home, and shops, businesses and industry are closed. Our electricity control room experts Rob Rome and Jean Hamman explain the effect this is having on our electricity network, and why expert operation of the system is needed whatever the level of demand.

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National Grid: one of the World's Most Ethical Companies 2020

10 March 2020

National Grid has been recognised as one of ‘The World’s Most Ethical Companies’ in 2020. Assessed on various measures of ethics, including governance and compliance, we’re one of just 132 companies globally to be included in the list.

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Solar panels in a solar farm under a blue sky - used for the National Grid story 'South Dakota solar energy project set to generate 128MW of green power'

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South Dakota solar energy project set to generate 128MW of green power

28 February 2020

Geronimo Energy, a National Grid company, has announced a power purchase agreement with Basin Electric Power Cooperative for a major new solar energy project in South Dakota. Wild Springs will provide clean power and community benefits for years to come.

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Archive image of women painting the top of a gas holder - used in the National Grid story 'Time travelling through the history of energy at the National Grid archive'

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Time travelling through the history of energy at the National Grid archive

15 January 2020

With documents dating back to the 17th Century, the National Grid archive offers a fascinating window into the history of Britain.

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