National Energy System Operator: Plans for future system operator advance

Cecilia Keating
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National Energy System Operator: Plans for future system operator advance

Electricity System Operator (ESO) unveils name of public corporation set to launch this summer to better manage UK energy system

Plans to establish a new 'future system operator' for the UK's energy networks and markets took a step forward this week, when the government and the Electricity System Operator (ESO) revealed it would...

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