Tools
Where do I go to do this?
Official and useful services, grouped by task. Grid links to these services. Ones marked Runs on Grid are Grid pages.
Understand a bill
What the published Ofgem cap periods show, next to wholesale gas on Grid.
Grid · Electricity and gas · Great Britain
No account · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://grid.vahaah.com/explained/price-cap
The regulator's page for the price cap unit rates and standing charges.
Ofgem · Electricity and gas · Great Britain
No account · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/your-energy-supply/your-energy-bill/energy-price-cap-unit-rates-and-standing-charges
How to complain about an energy supplier or a network operator.
Ofgem · Electricity and gas · Great Britain
No account · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/your-energy-supply/problems-your-energy-supply/complain-about-your-energy-supplier-or-network-operator
Advice on bills, suppliers and switching for households.
Citizens Advice · Electricity and gas · England and Wales
No account
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/energy/energy-supply/
Independent complaint handling after a supplier or network complaint.
Energy Ombudsman · Electricity and gas · Great Britain
No account. Complain to the company first.
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.energyombudsman.org/
Find a network operator
Stations and DNO licence areas. The DNO layer starts off.
Grid · Electricity · Great Britain
No account · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://grid.vahaah.com/map
The electricity system operator for Great Britain.
NESO · Electricity · Great Britain
No account · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.neso.energy/
The gas transmission operator for Great Britain.
National Gas · Gas · Great Britain
No account
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.nationalgas.com/
Electricity distribution for the Midlands, South West England and South Wales.
National Grid Electricity Distribution · Electricity · Midlands, South West England and South Wales
No account
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.nationalgrid.co.uk/
Electricity distribution in the north of Scotland and central southern England.
SSEN · Electricity · North of Scotland and central southern England
No account
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.ssen.co.uk/
Gas distribution in North West England, the West Midlands, the East of England and North London.
Cadent · Gas · North West England, the West Midlands, the East of England and North London
No account
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://cadentgas.com/
Gas distribution in Scotland and southern England.
SGN · Gas · Scotland and southern England
No account
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.sgn.co.uk/
Gas distribution in the North East, Yorkshire and northern Cumbria.
Northern Gas Networks · Gas · North East England, Yorkshire and northern Cumbria
No account
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.northerngasnetworks.co.uk/
Gas distribution in Wales and South West England.
Wales & West Utilities · Gas · Wales and South West England
No account
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.wwutilities.co.uk/
Electricity distribution in Northern Ireland. Not part of the GB totals.
NIE Networks · Electricity · Northern Ireland
No account
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.nienetworks.co.uk/
Find an official outage service
Official power cut reports for the NGED licence areas.
National Grid Electricity Distribution · Electricity · Midlands, South West England and South Wales
No account
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.nationalgrid.co.uk/power-cut
Report a power cut or damage on the SSEN network. The page gives the number 105.
SSEN · Electricity · North of Scotland and central southern England
No account. Phone 105.
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.ssen.co.uk/power-cuts-emergencies/
What to do if you smell gas. The page gives 0800 111 999.
Cadent · Gas · Great Britain
No account. Phone 0800 111 999.
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://cadentgas.com/emergencies
Gas emergency instructions for the Wales & West network. The page gives 0800 111 999.
Wales & West Utilities · Gas · Wales and South West England
No account. Phone 0800 111 999.
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.wwutilities.co.uk/services/gas-emergencies/
Safety information from the gas transmission operator, including the emergency contact.
National Gas · Gas · Great Britain
No account
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.nationalgas.com/responsibility/safety
Power cut and fault information for Northern Ireland. Not a GB service.
NIE Networks · Electricity · Northern Ireland
No account
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.nienetworks.co.uk/power-cuts
Investigate a connection
Planning, construction and connection status from REPD and the NESO TEC register, shown separately.
Grid · Electricity · Great Britain
No account · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://grid.vahaah.com/projects
The transmission entry capacity register, including Gate and agreement status.
NESO · Electricity · Great Britain
No account. Open data. · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.neso.energy/data-portal/transmission-entry-capacity-tec-register
NESO's industry pages on connecting to the transmission system.
NESO · Electricity · Great Britain
No account
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.neso.energy/industry-information/connections
Find a code
Which organisation held an MPID, BM Unit ID or GSP group on a given date.
Grid · Electricity · Great Britain
No account. A download of the extract is refused. · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://grid.vahaah.com/directory/identifiers
Organisations and role assignments from the Elexon ISD lookup.
Grid · Electricity · Great Britain
No account. A download of the extract is refused. · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://grid.vahaah.com/directory
The public ISD store for organisation and code lookup.
Elexon · Electricity · Great Britain
No account. The store is public.
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.elexon.co.uk/bsc/data/industry-standing-data/
Balancing mechanism reporting: prices, demand, generation and BM Unit data.
Elexon · Electricity · Great Britain
No account · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://bmrs.elexon.co.uk/
Access a dataset
The figures on the dashboard as JSON.
Grid · Electricity and gas · Great Britain
No account · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://grid.vahaah.com/api
Each source Grid uses, with its licence and attribution.
Grid · Electricity and gas · Great Britain
No account · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://grid.vahaah.com/data-sources
When each series was published and when Grid fetched it.
Grid · Electricity and gas · Great Britain
No account · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://grid.vahaah.com/data-health
National Transmission System supply, demand and linepack from the published gas day.
Grid · Gas · Great Britain
No account · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://grid.vahaah.com/gas
Pumped storage and batteries, with the monitored fleet separate from the inventory.
Grid · Electricity · Great Britain
No account · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://grid.vahaah.com/system/storage
Annual energy balance from DUKES table 1.1. A United Kingdom statistic, not a GB total.
Grid · Whole energy · United Kingdom
No account · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://grid.vahaah.com/system/whole-energy
Electricity figures for Northern Ireland. They are not mixed into GB results.
Grid · Electricity · Northern Ireland
No account · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://grid.vahaah.com/electricity/northern-ireland
NESO open datasets, including forecasts, constraints and registers.
NESO · Electricity · Great Britain
No account. Open data. · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.neso.energy/data-portal
National carbon intensity for Great Britain.
NESO · Electricity · Great Britain
No account · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://carbonintensity.org.uk/
National solar generation estimates, including embedded solar.
University of Sheffield · Electricity · Great Britain
No account · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.solar.sheffield.ac.uk/pvlive/
Operational National Transmission System publications, including physical flows.
National Gas · Gas · Great Britain
No account · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://data.nationalgas.com
Brent, WTI and Henry Hub prices. Not a GB series.
EIA · Electricity and gas · International
No account to read the site. · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.eia.gov/
Pink Sheet prices, including Europe natural gas and Japan LNG. Not a GB series.
World Bank · Electricity and gas · International
No account · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.worldbank.org/en/research/commodity-markets
DUKES electricity chapter, including the power station table. A United Kingdom statistic.
DESNZ · Electricity · United Kingdom
No account. Open Government Licence. · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes
Northern Ireland and Ireland electricity. Not mixed into GB results.
EirGrid Group · Electricity · Northern Ireland and Ireland
No account · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.smartgriddashboard.com/all/
Explore planning or network evidence
Operational stations from REPD and DUKES, interconnectors, and gas terminal names.
Grid · Electricity and gas · Great Britain
No account · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://grid.vahaah.com/assets
Published constraint cost, volume, and the day-ahead boundary snapshot.
Grid · Electricity · Great Britain
No account · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://grid.vahaah.com/system/constraints
Quarterly extract of renewable energy planning applications.
DESNZ · Electricity · Great Britain
No account. Open Government Licence. · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renewable-energy-planning-database-quarterly-extract
Weekly constraint cost and volume, in the categories the source publishes.
NESO · Electricity · Great Britain
No account. Open data. · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.neso.energy/data-portal/constraint-breakdown
Weekday day-ahead boundary flows and limits.
NESO · Electricity · Great Britain
No account. Open data. · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.neso.energy/data-portal/day-ahead-constraint-flows-and-limits
GIS boundaries for GB electricity distribution licence areas.
NESO · Electricity · Great Britain
No account. Open data. · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.neso.energy/data-portal/gis-boundaries-gb-dno-license-areas
Nationally significant infrastructure and planning appeals.
Planning Inspectorate · Electricity and gas · England and Wales
No account · Free
Verified 20 Oct 2026
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/planning-inspectorate
Report a broken link
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