Home Stories Grid at work stories Life as a lineworker 7 Jul 2025 Lineworkers play a vital role in maintaining the electricity supply to our homes, businesses, hospitals, schools, and more. They’re on-hand around the clock to make sure power keeps flowing, no matter how tough the conditions. 5 ways we keep the electricity network protected from storms 27 Jan 2025 Stormy weather has the potential to cause disruption to our electricity system. We take the job of ‘keeping the lights on’ very seriously and have a number of measures in place to deal with potential issues that severe weather might cause. What do National Grid’s helicopters do? 11 Dec 2024 Our helicopters play a crucial part in carrying out inspections and repair work on overhead power lines in both the US and UK. Find out how they are making it safer, faster and more cost-effective for us to keep the electricity network maintained and operating effectively. National Grid security: how we keep the grid safe in the US 23 Sep 2024 Being able to detect and respond to potential threats is essential for the security of our energy grids. Find out how we guard against both cyber and physical threats to the energy networks in New York and New England. National Grid’s drones: what are they used for? 10 Sep 2024 Find out more about our fleet of drones and how they're helping us save time and money when carrying out inspection work on our overhead power lines network across England and Wales. National Grid security: how we keep the grid safe in the UK 30 Aug 2022 A reliable, consistent energy supply is essential for keeping our hospitals, transport networks, schools and homes running. Find out how we keep the electricity grid secure and guard against potential threats. Load More
Life as a lineworker 7 Jul 2025 Lineworkers play a vital role in maintaining the electricity supply to our homes, businesses, hospitals, schools, and more. They’re on-hand around the clock to make sure power keeps flowing, no matter how tough the conditions.
5 ways we keep the electricity network protected from storms 27 Jan 2025 Stormy weather has the potential to cause disruption to our electricity system. We take the job of ‘keeping the lights on’ very seriously and have a number of measures in place to deal with potential issues that severe weather might cause.
What do National Grid’s helicopters do? 11 Dec 2024 Our helicopters play a crucial part in carrying out inspections and repair work on overhead power lines in both the US and UK. Find out how they are making it safer, faster and more cost-effective for us to keep the electricity network maintained and operating effectively.
National Grid security: how we keep the grid safe in the US 23 Sep 2024 Being able to detect and respond to potential threats is essential for the security of our energy grids. Find out how we guard against both cyber and physical threats to the energy networks in New York and New England.
National Grid’s drones: what are they used for? 10 Sep 2024 Find out more about our fleet of drones and how they're helping us save time and money when carrying out inspection work on our overhead power lines network across England and Wales.
National Grid security: how we keep the grid safe in the UK 30 Aug 2022 A reliable, consistent energy supply is essential for keeping our hospitals, transport networks, schools and homes running. Find out how we keep the electricity grid secure and guard against potential threats.
