Keeping the Lights on with Python

Keeping the Lights on with Python

Discover how Python is revolutionizing electricity management in the UK in this 19-minute EuroPython Conference talk. Explore the innovative use of Python-powered devices installed at customer sites to monitor and control power consumption and production, helping the National Grid balance electricity supply and demand. Learn about the challenges and successes of implementing a Python-based infrastructure for near real-time monitoring and control, from billing systems to industrial interfaces. Gain insights into the future plans for enhancing the system to provide corrective control based on dynamic customer site outputs, and understand the technical hurdles involved in creating a responsive electricity balancing system using Python.