Add DSO & TSO

GrahamLea · Jun 15, 2024 · c9fc586 · c9fc586
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 {
   category: "Electricity Network",
   entries: [
+    {
+      term: "Electrical Grid",
+      synonyms: [
+        "Electric Grid"
+      ],
+      usedVeryFrequently: true,
+      definition: {
+        summary:
+        "An operator (and possibly owner) of an electricity [distribution network].",
+        more:
+        "In some regions, a DSO may also act as a [Transmission System Operator] (TSO) and/or an [energy retailer]. \
+         Not all of the above terms are exactly the same concept, though they all refer ownership, control, and/or \
+         operation of the distribution part of an [electricity grid]. \
+         In some regions, the ownership of a distribution network and the operation of it may be split between multiple organisations."
+      },
+      links: [
+        { source: "Wikipedia", title: "Distribution network operator", href: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distribution_network_operator" },
+        { source: "gridX", title: "Grid Operators", href: "https://www.gridx.ai/knowledge/what-is-a-grid-operator" },
+        { source: "Alectra", title: "Distribution System Operators", isVideo: true, href: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lATLGODbmg" },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      term: "Distribution System Operator",
+      synonyms: [
+        "Distribution Company",
+        "Distribution Network Operator",
+        "Distribution Network Owner",
+        "Distribution Network Service Provider",
+        "Distribution Utility",
+        "Electric Distribution Company",
+        "Local Distribution Company",
+      ],
+      abbreviations: [ "DSO", "DISCOM", "DNO", "DNSP", "EDC", "LDC" ],
+      usedVeryFrequently: true,
+      definition: {
+        summary:
+        "An operator (and possibly owner) of an electricity [distribution network].",
+        more:
+        "In some regions, a DSO may also act as a [Transmission System Operator] (TSO) and/or an [energy retailer]. \
+         Not all of the above terms are exactly the same concept, though they all refer ownership, control, and/or \
+         operation of the distribution part of an [electricity grid]. \
+         In some regions, the ownership of a distribution network and the operation of it may be split between multiple organisations."
+      },
+      links: [
+        { source: "Wikipedia", title: "Distribution network operator", href: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distribution_network_operator" },
+        { source: "gridX", title: "Grid Operators", href: "https://www.gridx.ai/knowledge/what-is-a-grid-operator" },
+        { source: "Alectra", title: "Distribution System Operators", isVideo: true, href: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lATLGODbmg" },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      term: "Transmission System Operator",
+      synonyms: [
+        "Power Grid Company",
+        "Transmission Company",
+        "Transmission Network Service Provider",
+        "Transmission Operator",
+        "Transmission Utility",
+      ],
+      abbreviations: [ "TSO", "TNSP", "TOP" ],
+      usedVeryFrequently: true,
+      definition: {
+        summary:
+        "An owner and operator of an electricity [transmission network].",
+        more:
+        "In some areas, a [Distribution System Operator] (DSO) may also be a TSO."
+      },
+      links: [
+        { source: "Wikipedia", title: "Tranmission network operator", href: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_system_operator" },
+        { source: "gridX", title: "Grid Operators", href: "https://www.gridx.ai/knowledge/what-is-a-grid-operator" }
+      ],
+    },
     {
       term: "Consumer Energy Resources",
       abbreviations: [ "CER" ],