The Great Grid Baking Challenge: baking with 1950s vs 2020s technology
Join Crystelle Pereira and Lagomchef as they go head-to-head with National Grid colleagues Sam and Amanda to bake the ultimate Eton Mess Victoria Sponge cake.
The catch? The influencers will be using 1950s baking equipment while the National Grid bakers use modern technology.
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Why 1950s technology?
The 1950s was the last time the UK's electricity grid had a major upgrade and it changed domestic life for the better, allowing homes to power more gadgets like washing machines and electric food mixers.
Today, the way we power our lives is changing again. As the UK moves away from fossil fuels and transitions to clean sources of energy, we’ll all be using more electricity than ever before. To connect this new clean energy, the electricity grid needs to be upgraded once again.
What is The Great Grid Upgrade?
The Great Grid Upgrade is the largest overhaul of the electricity grid in generations. Our infrastructure projects across England and Wales are helping to connect more clean, affordable energy to your homes and businesses.
These projects will both scale up the grid and update our existing networks, enabling us to carry more of this clean energy from where it’s generated to where you need it, boosting energy security, affordability and helping the nation become more self-sufficient.