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TheDNOroleintheenergysystemandthePowerSaverPlusProject
TheGreatEnergyEscape
TomLaw,
6November2017
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ElectricityNorthWest- OurHeritage
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Privatisation:Norweb plc
NorthWestWater
takeoverofNorweb:UnitedUtilities
Norwebsupply
businesssold
SaleofUnitedUtilities
Electricitytoprivateinvestors
1948 1990 1995 2000 2007 2010
£
Electricitynational-isation:
NorthWestElectricityBoard
AcquisitionofUUElectricity
Services
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Electricity North West today
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4.9million
25TWh
2.4million
57000kmofnetwork l £12.3billionassets
19gridsupplypointsl 96bulksupplysubstations418primarysubstationsl 34700transformers
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UKenergychallenges
Uncertaintyinfuturedemandandgenerationl DifficulttopredictdemandlMorepressuretomeetcustomers’needsatminimumcost
202035%reductioninCO2
15%ofenergyfromrenewables
Generationmixisradicallyoverhauled
205080%CO2reduction
Significantincreaseinelectricitydemand
203060%reductioninCO2
Electricitydemandincreases,drivenbylowcarbontechnologies
+
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Electricvehicleuptake
NationalAirQualityPlan(2017)
“...allnewsalesofconventionalpetrolanddieselcarsandvanstoendby2040.”
20xTeslahotspotchargers
Equivalentto4xsuperstores’worthof
demand
ExploringInnovativeSolutionstomeetthis
challenge
Networkinnovationcompetition&second
tierprojects
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Significantdriversforchange
• BEIS’“CleanGrowthStrategy”– Oct2017
• BEIS’Callforevidence“Buildingamarketforenergyefficiency”– Oct2017
• DieterHelm– ‘CostofEnergyReview’
• ShouldDNOshavegreaterresponsibilityforenergyefficiencyandhelpingtheircustomersoutoffuelpoverty?
• Shouldtheexistingrolesandboundariesbetweengeneration,transmission,distributionandsupplybereviewed?
• Howcanwetakeamore‘wholesystem’view?
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Oursmartnetworkstrategy
Delivervaluefromexistingassets Customerchoice
Extrahighvoltagenetwork
Distributionsubstation
Highvoltagenetwork
Customers’LCTs
C2CHVnetworkmeshing
CLASSVoltageat
HVsubstations
RespondEHVandHVfaultlevel
SmartStreetConservation
VoltageReduction
CelsiusCoolingatdistributionsubstations
Customerbehaviour
Opportunityforsignificant
savings‘beyondthemeter’
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Ourbusinesscommitments
Increaseheadroomforlowcarbontechnologiesandreducecarbon
Innovationprojectstosupporttheseaims
Buildrelationshipsandenhanceservicetocustomers
Reduceoverallnetworkcostsforallcustomers
Reliability
Customerservice
AffordabilitySustainability
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Theproblem
Expensiveandcarbonintensivereinforcementnotaffordable
Highcustomerbills
Fuelpoverty
Changingcustomerneeds
LCTpenetrationdrivingdemand
Lowpenetrationofenergyefficiencymeasures
Randomlocations
excludenetworkbenefits
Inefficientfinancing-suppliers
recovercostsovertheshort
term.
Benefitsnotalignedwith
costs
ABC
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PowerSaverPlustrials
Traditionalelectricstorage
heatersindomestic
buildingswillbereplacedwithhighefficiencyheaters
1.DeploymentofLEDlightingincustomers’premises
2.DeploymentofLEDstreetlightingin
selectedareas
Abehaviouralchange
programmethroughmultiple
channelsofengagement,
onanindividualbasis
andbycustomergroup
Highefficiency‘whitegoods’suchasfridge
freezers,washingmachines,
tumbledriersand
dishwasherswillbe
deployedona‘scrappage
scheme’basis
1.FreeorsubsidisedPVinstallationson
municipalbuildings
2.DeploysmallscalePV
installationsatsecondarysubstations
Appliances
AAA
PVLightingHeating Behaviour
Multiplemeasures
deployedwithatrialgroup:acombinationoflighting,an
applianceandbehaviouralintervention
Combinedmeasures
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PowerSaverPlus
Varietyoflowcost,low
intrusiveenergyefficiencymeasurestrialledwith
broadrangeofcustomers
Buildsonpreviousprojectwhichprovesthatengagingwithcustomerscaninfluencethemtochangetheirbehaviour
PowerSaverTool
provideswholesystemviewandallowstargetedapproachto
energyefficiency
Benefits:Deferred
reinforcementReducedcarbonReduced
networkandenergycostsfor
customers
EnhancedCBAmodelwillestablishcostsandbenefitsof
‘Targeted’energyefficiency
vs smartnetwork
solutionsandquantifieswidersocietalbenefits
AAA
PowerSaverPlusunlockshugepotentialofenergyefficiency
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ElectricityNorthWesthasaproventrackrecordofsuccessfulcustomerengagement
WearedrawinguponlearningfrompreviousprojectsegPowerSaverChallengewhichdemonstratedthatengagementcansuccessfullychangecustomer
behaviour
Customerengagement
Establishedstrictapproachto
dataandethics
Multipleandvariedchannelsofengagement
toreachmaximumnumberofparticipants
Workwithindustryexpertstoensuremost
effectiveapproachtostakeholderengagement
Continuedengagement
throughoutandbeyondprojecttomaximiseparticipantretention
Partnershipswithcommunitytoaidtrustand
maximiseengagementopportunities
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&QUESTIONSANSWERS