ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

National Grid UK

Okay kiddo, imagine you're playing a game of "electricity delivery" with your friends. You have a big board that shows every house in your neighborhood, and you need to make sure all the houses have electricity all the time.

The National Grid is a big company that's in charge of playing this same game, but on a MUCH bigger scale. Instead of just your neighborhood, they're playing the game for the whole country of the United Kingdom!

They manage a network of power plants and cables that deliver electricity to every home and business in the UK. They make sure that power is always available, even during storms or other emergencies.

The National Grid also helps to manage the flow of electricity across different regions of the UK, so that areas with too much power can share it with areas that don't have enough.

In short, the National Grid is like a giant game master who makes sure that everyone in the UK has enough electricity to keep their lights on and TVs running all the time!