Distribution System Operator (DSO)

Stakeholder involvement is an integral part of everything we do. Get up to date on events that have already taken place.

Find out more about how we are putting your feedback into action. 

Meeting on a quarterly basis, the panel will provide regular feedback and strategic challenge to our DSO activities.

Discover our progress across flexibility market development, network operation and planning and network development.

Key performance indicators (KPIs) have been developed to measure performance for DSO.

Take a look at a guide to our governance with the Distribution Network Operator. 

Learn about our governance and procedures. 

A more flexible network operation which embraces Distribution System Operator (DSO) requirements is needed for future energy demands. Our networks are becoming smarter and more active. 

The Distribution Future Energy Scenarios outline the range of credible futures for the growth of the distribution network. 

The Network Development Plan is a new licence condition report due in May 2022 to outline network development information under the Distribution Future Energy Scenarios out to 2050.

An assessment of technical issues facing Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) as they become Distribution System Operators (DSOs).

The Distribution Network Options Assessment (DNOA) is a publication which outlines reasons behind investment decisions made by National Grid in order to deal with constraints that arise across all four of our license areas.