Northern Powergrid has launched a new project with consultancies TNEI and LCP Delta to help develop a new framework for enabling smart local energy systems (SLES) across the low voltage network.
Ofgem has confirmed the final investment package for network operators over the five years of the RIIO-ED2 period, setting total expenditure on average -11.8% below that submitted by the operators.
Both Ofgem and the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have set out a number of recommendations for network operators, as their reviews find service was “unacceptable” during Storm Arwen.
Distribution network operator (DNO) Northern Powergrid has identified 19 locations across the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire where it plans to procure flexibility services.
Four projects have passed the initial screening for the Electricity Network Innovation Competition (NIC), with network operators seeking £29 million for green heat and flexibility.
Electricity North West (ENW) has become the latest distribution network operator (DNO) to join Flexible Power, a platform designed to make engaging with network flexibility simpler.
