National Energy System Operator (NESO)

Includes consultations, guidance and policy about NESO.

We license NESO to operate the electricity network. It's responsible for:  

making sure there is enough supply to meet consumer demand
designing an energy system that meets future electricity infrastructure needs
planning and coordinating the design of electricity networks

Consultations

Coordinating flexibility: the market facilitator blueprint

Our consultation on market facilitator governance, including a statutory consultation on modifications to licence conditions.

Published date: 18 September 2025

Publication type: Consultation

Status: Open

Topic: Electricity transmission, Electricity distribution, National Energy System Operator (NESO)

Proposed licence conditions to support the operation of the market facilitator

Non-statutory consultation on new licence conditions to the Standard Conditions of the Electricity Distribution Licence and the Electricity System Operator (ESO) Licence.

Published date: 10 July 2025

Publication type: Consultation

Status: Closed (awaiting decision)

Topic: Electricity transmission, National Energy System Operator (NESO)

Consultation on NESO Business Plan Guidance

We are consulting on the content of National Energy System Operator (NESO)’s Business Plan Guidance for the enduring regulatory framework, which will commence with the business plan cycle from 1 April 2026.

Published date: 27 May 2025

Publication type: Consultation

Status: Closed (with decision)

Topic: Gas transmission, Electricity transmission, National Energy System Operator (NESO)

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