The project will be based in the Solent and surrounding area in the South of England, which is representative of much of the UK and where the Local Authorities are already creating challenges for the network as a result of implementing a strategy of supporting and encouraging local communities and businesses to develop opportunities and growth.
On completion of the project GB DNOs will have a suite of tools to assess a particular network’s suitability for demand reduction through energy efficiency measures and allow informed investment choices to be made between using customer engagement and energy efficiency measures as opposed to traditional measures and “smart” solutions.
The project will also quantify the broader benefits of an energy efficiency measure to allow the complete value of the solution to be evaluated alongside the more network centric solutions.