EVALUATION

AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF THE LCNF
ANNEX D – TIER 2 PROJECT ASSESSMENTS
D.1 Introduction
A qualitative assessment has been undertaken of the Tier 2 projects against the following
criteria:
1. Accelerates the development of a low carbon energy sector
2. Has the potential to deliver net financial benefits to future and/or existing customers
3. Generates knowledge that can be shared amongst all DNOs
4. Involvement of other partners and external funding
5. Relevance and timing
6. Effective project methodology, and effectiveness of implementation
The criteria were scored on a 1-5 basis and each criteria was weighted. A descriptor of
the scores against the criteria and the weighting is detailed in Section D3. The overall
scores can be found in Table 3, Section 4.1.
These criteria are based on the specific Tier 2 project requirements set out in the LCNF
governance documents. Whilst it is recognised that some changes were made to specific
criteria as the scheme evolved, the criteria above are felt to be a suitable way to assess
all the projects.
Whilst the financial benefits are considered qualitatively they are not scored as they have
been separately considered in the quantitative assessment, however the grouping
between long term and short term benefits, and the overall beneficiaries identified in
against this criteria are pertinent to this evaluation.
Some projects are incomplete, indeed some only started in 2014/5, so it has not been
possible to allocate a score against each criteria, although a comment has been made
where relevant.
The projects are grouped using the same categorisation as elsewhere in this report,
however it should be recognised that for a number of these Tier 2 projects the innovation
initiatives may cross several categories. The chosen category here is that which appears
to provide the largest, and / or most immediate benefit.
D.2 Index
Distributed Generation
• Flexible Plug & Play.
• Low Carbon Hub.
• Kent Active System Management (KASM).
• Accelerating Renewable Connections (ARC).
• Network Equilibrium.
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