The National Grid ESO App 4+

NationalGridESO

Designed for iPad

    • 3.9 • 42 Ratings
    • Free

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Description

Energy is the lifeblood of our society and economy and as Great Britain’s Electricity System Operator, we keep energy flowing around the clock for all consumers.

Climate change is the challenge of a generation. We play a leading role in the decarbonisation of the energy system by enabling the transition to a more sustainable energy future.

National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) has announced it will be able to fully operate Great Britain’s electricity system with zero carbon by 2025.

The App allows the user to monitor the generation types that make up your electricity supply and see when the cleanest time to use electricity will be. See the carbon impact level of electricity generation, how your region compares to others in GB and be notified when a record towards decarbonisation breaks.

We welcome feedback about the app and its content. Please contact us at AppFeedback@nationalgrideso.com. For details on how we calculate the carbon intensity, please visit carbonintensity.org.uk.

About the National Grid ESO:

National Grid ESO – a legally separate business within the National Grid Group – relies on a mix of generation to balance the system and ensure that, whatever the generation mix, electricity is always there when we need it.

Fintan Slye, Director of ESO, said: “In 2018, ESO managed a number of records on the electricity system – including wind generation in Great Britain exceeding 15GW for the first time and no coal on the system for 72 consecutive hours.

“By 2025, ESO will have transformed the operation of Great Britain’s electricity system and put in place the innovative systems, products and services to ensure that the network is ready to handle 100% zero carbon”

What’s New

Version 1.6

- Smart Survey integration.
- GA4(google analytics) implementation.
- Privacy settings.
- General bug fixes and performance improvements.

Ratings and Reviews

3.9 out of 5
42 Ratings

42 Ratings

Humph1983 ,

A very worthwhile App to use

I use this App to judge the best time to use electricity and also charge my Hybrid car for minimum environmental impact. I have a 100% renewable tariff and can see where the grid is getting its energy from.
I like the energy predictions and also the current energy mix display. The A-E rating is fairly irrelevant, what would be better is if they equated the levels to CO2 output.
What I would really like to see is the daily/weekly/monthly running totals for each kind of electricity production technique with a running total for the CO2 produced to generate the electricity.
I want to be able to see and compare how much each individual type (wind/solar/water/nuclear/coal/gas etc) has produced and what CO2 it has cost us. Ideally by country area but defo in total per country. Live data on this would be excellent as well. A display of total electricity demand Vs system provided would be an interesting readout.
I think more and more people are going to take interest in this App as the Environmental issues continue to be unresolved.

StuartBarr ,

Good but need more regional data

The app is useful to see the current carbon intensity across the country and also specifically in the region that you are in. I like the intensity forecast but it only displays the national average. What we really need is the carbon intensity forecast for each specific region. Then I can plan ahead and see when the cleanest time to use the grid is in my region. It’s almost there, just add regional forecasts please.

Bruce Davidson ,

National summary good, regional info nonsense

The national view is good and seems accurate comparing to other sources. An overall carbon intensity figure on the home page would be better than the meaningless A-F scale which almost reads “C” on all but the calmest nights/windiest days. It is a little fiddly to open and close the panel with the 12 hr future predictions, on an iPhone 8 there’s little margin to click in to close them. As that’s the unique feature of the app and the one that would most help people actually reduce their carbon footprint it’s a shame it’s not more easily accessible.

The data in the regional info often makes no sense. Right now it’s saying Southern England has a Carbon intensity of 26, and that 99% of its power is coming from gas. Clearly both can’t be true at the same time!

App Privacy

The developer, NationalGridESO, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More

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