national grid

British  

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

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Example Sentences

Through the LEI, the National Grid funds projects that reduce the visual impact of electricity pylons.

From BBC

The average winter gas bill for New York City’s National Grid utility customers jumped 25% this year because demand and prices for natural gas soared amid frigid weather.

From The Wall Street Journal

The infrastructure of the national grid is creaking under the prospect of moving some of that electricity from the remote areas where it is generated to the population centres further south.

From BBC

His list of potential threats include cyber attacks which "could take down the national grid", disrupting all aspects of modern life.

From BBC

Cuban authorities are now focusing on the operation of small power plants that aren’t connected to the national grid and feed electricity directly to so-called “vital centers” such as hospitals, food processing plants and telecommunications facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal