This pilot is to install an EMS Powerstar Voltage Optimiser on one of the incoming LVAC supplies at Rayleigh substation and to carry out an evaluation of the benefits and any deployment issues over a period of 1 year.
There are 2 proposed options with different potential benefits:
This solution has already been described in a Strategy Brief and the pilot installation at Rayleigh has been supported in principle at EEPIG in April 2011.