The organisation that runs
the grid got a new name.
The government quietly renamed the body that controls UK electricity in October 2024. It used to be called National Grid ESO. Now it's called NESO. Same people, same control room, different logo.
🏛️ Why did they rename it?
The government bought the electricity organisation that runs electricity from National Grid for £630 million and brought it into public ownership.
The idea is that the people controlling the national grid should work for the country, not for shareholders.
France has done this for decades with EDF. The UK is now doing something similar for the grid operator, if not the suppliers.
💡 Why does this matter to you?
NESO runs the scheme that pays households for flexibility. the thing FlexMyPower connects you to.
All the old National Grid ESO links are now dead. Any bookmarks or information pointing to the old site will be out of date.
We updated everything immediately. Some other sites have not.