national grid

noun

1. a network of high-voltage power lines connecting major power stations

2. 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

The incident, caused by a temporary shutdown at the Edra Melaka power plant, highlights growing pressure on the national grid as demand for electricity rises and reserve margins stay tight, she says.

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As for solutions, the ministry says it has a "National Grid Congestion Action Plan" focussed on adjusting legislation so grid expansion permits can be granted more quickly.

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Tennet, the government-owned agency that runs the Netherlands' national grid, says that 8,000 companies are currently waiting to be able to feed in electricity, while 12,000 others are waiting for permission to use more power.

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It would include infrastructure for connection to the National Grid at Cottam substation in Nottinghamshire.

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The president assured those at the dialogue that ongoing power projects would address the recurring outages by adding 265 megawatts to the national grid.

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