British electricity transmission network

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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.

All labels observed (12)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf electricity transmission system ⓘ
high-voltage power grid ⓘ
connectsTo Belgium–UK electricity interconnectors ⓘ
France–UK electricity interconnectors ⓘ
Ireland–Great Britain electricity interconnectors ⓘ
Netherlands–UK electricity interconnectors ⓘ
Norway–UK electricity interconnectors ⓘ
large electricity generators in Great Britain ⓘ
major industrial consumers ⓘ
regional electricity distribution networks in Great Britain ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
coversTerritory England ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
doesNotCoverTerritory Northern Ireland ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: National Grid

National Grid Electricity Transmission ⓘ
linked to: National Grid

Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission ⓘ
Scottish Power Transmission ⓘ
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 ⓘ
serves Great Britain ⓘ
subjectTo UK electricity market rules ⓘ
UK grid code ⓘ
supports integration of renewable energy sources ⓘ
security of electricity supply in Great Britain ⓘ
synchronizationArea synchronous area of Great Britain ⓘ
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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Referenced by (12)

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Heysham 1 nuclear power station → connectsTo → British electricity transmission network ⓘ
Soroti → electricPowerSource → national grid ⓘ
linked to: British electricity transmission network
Loch Sloy → gridConnection → Scottish national grid ⓘ
linked to: British electricity transmission network
Rannoch power station → gridConnection → Great Britain electricity grid ⓘ
linked to: British electricity transmission network
Tummel hydroelectric scheme → gridConnection → Great Britain electricity transmission system ⓘ
linked to: British electricity transmission network
Loch Sloy dam → electricityGridConnection → Scottish transmission network ⓘ
linked to: British electricity transmission network
British Electricity Authority → operatedGrid → national electricity transmission system of Great Britain ⓘ
subject linked to: BEA
linked to: British electricity transmission network
Gunfleet Sands Demonstration Project → gridConnection → United Kingdom electricity grid ⓘ
linked to: British electricity transmission network
West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm → gridConnection → United Kingdom national grid ⓘ
linked to: British electricity transmission network
Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm → connectedToGrid → UK national grid ⓘ
linked to: British electricity transmission network
Norwegian national grid → connectsTo → British power system ⓘ
linked to: British electricity transmission network
Blyth wind turbines → gridConnection → UK electricity grid ⓘ
linked to: British electricity transmission network