national grid
Britishnoun
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a network of high-voltage power lines connecting major power stations
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a grid of metric coordinates used by the Ordnance Survey in Britain and Ireland, and in New Zealand by the New Zealand Lands and Survey Department, and printed on their maps
Example Sentences
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The power generated at the United Downs site has been sold to Octopus Energy who will deliver it, via the national grid, to meet the electricity needs of up to 10,000 homes.
From BBC
The UK National Grid published a paper earlier this month suggesting such an arrangement could cut so-called constraint payments, made when wind farms are asked not to generate power because the electricity network is too congested.
From BBC
National Grid said the cables help smooth spikes in prices because, thanks to time zone differences, surplus energy generated off-peak elsewhere can be sold cheaply to the UK.
From BBC
He prefers companies in the power-management business as an AI play, such as Germany’s Siemens Energy and the United Kingdom’s National Grid.
From Barron's
He prefers companies in the power-management business as an AI play, such as Germany’s Siemens Energy and the United Kingdom’s National Grid.
From Barron's
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