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What are the industry codes?
The industry codes ensure that the energy sector functions correctly. The various codes (listed below) set compliance obligations on industry parties, e.g. National Energy System Operator (NESO), network owners (including us), and system users (e.g. generation or demand), to undertake their activities effectively.
The primary codes governing electricity transmission include:
High-voltage electricity – up to 400,000 volts – is now passing through the T-pylons, a newly constructed electricity substation at Sandford and 8.5km of underground cables through the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. A further 80 T-pylons will be completed and energised by 2024.
High-voltage electricity - up to 400,000 volts - is now passing through the T-pylons, a newly constructed electricity substation at Sandford and 8.5km of underground cables through the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. A further 80 T-pylons will be completed by 2024 ready for energisation in 2025.
The three-year, £1.1 million innovation project, funded by Ofgem’s Network Innovation Allowance (NIA), aims to deliver an airborne system that can carry out real-time monitoring of the condition of high-voltage insulators, which could save time and cost compared with traditional ground patrols.
We’ve reached a critical point on our journey to reach net zero emissions, and energy continues to be a hot topic – in the news, within industry and for consumers. Under particular focus, and influenced by recent global events, are the three points of the energy trilemma – security of supply, affordability, and decarbonisation. At National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), we are the network transmission owner in England and Wales.
Wellspring Counselling has received a £20,000 grant from National Grid to provide subsidised counselling sessions for people who are struggling financially.
The Wellspring service provides free and subsidised counselling to people in North Somerset who are struggling with their mental health. In 2021 it delivered 2,675 sessions to nearly 300 people, providing vital support for those most in need.
The newly energised connection means the specialised synchronous compensators and flywheels at Statkraft’s site are now operational and supplying stability services to help National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) manage system frequency.
Engineering technology company Rawwater has worked with National Grid to deploy its M3 Molten Metal Manipulation technology, which can be used to seal flowing leaks – a fix that has previously required a planned outage.
Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) is an insulating gas commonly used in high voltage electricity equipment to prevent short circuits and to keep networks safe and reliable.
A project to replace 4.6km of overhead electricity line and 13 pylons with underground cable to the north of Devizes has reached an important milestone and submitted its planning application to Wiltshire Council. A submission to industry regulator Ofgem for the funding of the project was also made last week.