- National Grid’s role as ‘Electricity System Operator’ (ESO) could be transferred to an independent body to avoid potential conflicts of interest.
- The ESO was hived off into a separate legal entity in 2019 although currently remains part of the wider group.
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The energy industry breathed a collective sigh of relief in December as the election of a majority Conservative government banished the spectre of nationalisation. But it appears that the trouble is not quite over for National Grid (NG.). According to a report from The Telegraph over the weekend, the government is mulling a potential breakup of the group to guard against any conflicts of interest in the push to achieve net zero carbon emissions.