Grid

How it is used

Used constantly by engineers, regulators and journalists. Power is fed into the grid or drawn from the grid, and plants are connected to the grid. Common phrases: national grid, grid stability, grid capacity, grid code and on-grid or off-grid.

Example sentences

1. The solar plant will feed about 40 GWh a year into the grid.

2. The grid in this region is already congested, so new projects face long waiting times.

Common collocations

• feed into the grid
• connect to the grid
• grid stability
• grid capacity
• national grid

Related terms

• transmission lineA high-voltage power line, usually on tall steel towers, that carries large amounts of electricity over long distances from power plants to substations.
• distribution networkThe lower-voltage part of the power system that takes electricity from substations and delivers it through local lines and cables to homes and businesses.
• substationA site with transformers, switches and protection equipment where voltage is raised or lowered and power flows are switched between lines.
• grid connectionThe physical link and the formal permission that allow a power plant, storage system or large consumer to send electricity to, or take it from, the grid.
• grid operatorThe organisation that runs the power system in real time, balancing supply and demand and keeping voltage and frequency stable across the network.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• grid · Software Engineering
• grid · UX/UI Design
• grid · Electrical & Electronics Engineering
• grid · Graphic Design

More terms: Grid, Transmission and Distribution

• load
• peak demand
• power outage
• transformer
• blackout
• intermittency
• frequency
• high voltage
• curtailment
• transmission losses
• smart grid
• off-grid