British electricity transmission network

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electricity transmission system high-voltage power grid

The British electricity transmission network is the high-voltage grid that transports electricity across Great Britain from large generators, such as nuclear power stations, to regional distribution networks and major consumers.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
national grid 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf electricity transmission system ⓘ
high-voltage power grid ⓘ
connectsTo Belgium–UK electricity interconnectors NERFINISHED ⓘ
France–UK electricity interconnectors NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ireland–Great Britain electricity interconnectors NERFINISHED ⓘ
Netherlands–UK electricity interconnectors NERFINISHED ⓘ
Norway–UK electricity interconnectors NERFINISHED ⓘ
large electricity generators in Great Britain ⓘ
major industrial consumers ⓘ
regional electricity distribution networks in Great Britain ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
coversTerritory England NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
doesNotCoverTerritory Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
energyCarrier alternating current ⓘ
frequency 50 Hz ⓘ
hasComponent interconnectors ⓘ
overhead transmission lines ⓘ
substations ⓘ
transformers ⓘ
underground cables ⓘ
hasPlanningAuthority UK government for nationally significant infrastructure projects ⓘ
operatedBy National Grid Electricity System Operator NERFINISHED ⓘ
National Grid Electricity Transmission NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scottish Power Transmission NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy transmission owners licensed by Ofgem ⓘ
partOf British electricity system ⓘ
purpose balancing electricity supply and demand across Great Britain ⓘ
bulk transport of electrical energy ⓘ
regulatedActivity electricity transmission ⓘ
regulator Ofgem NERFINISHED ⓘ
serves Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectTo UK electricity market rules ⓘ
UK grid code NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports integration of renewable energy sources ⓘ
security of electricity supply in Great Britain ⓘ
synchronizationArea synchronous area of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
transportsElectricityFrom coal-fired power stations ⓘ
gas-fired power stations ⓘ
hydroelectric power stations ⓘ
nuclear power stations ⓘ
offshore wind farms ⓘ
onshore wind farms ⓘ
solar power plants ⓘ
voltageLevel 132 kV ⓘ
275 kV ⓘ
400 kV ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Heysham 1 nuclear power station → connectsTo → British electricity transmission network ⓘ
Soroti → electricPowerSource → British electricity transmission network ⓘ
this entity surface form: national grid