When we refer to the electricity network as a “grid”, it lends a sense of order to the complex, labyrinthine network of transmission and distribution lines, substations and infrastructure that transports power from where it’s generated to where it’s used in homes and businesses.
Interconnected, finely balanced and increasingly automated to meet fluctuating generation and demand, grids can cover whole countries and continents. So what are the elements that make up a typical electricity grid?
