EVALUATION

AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF THE LCNF
Assessment:
The project is ready to roll out when the energy landscape requires the solution
The project has a reasonable likelihood of being replicated by other DNOs
Evidence:
Relevance and timing 3
Effective project methodology, and
effectiveness of implementation
5
The project is dependent on the uptake of electric vehicles. The technology is now at a point where
refinements to switching logic, integration with charging points and communications capabilities should
allow it to make the final step into BAU and become commercially and operationally viable.
Use of electricity due to adoption of electric vehicles is recognised as being an area of uncertainty in SSE
and other DNOs RIIO ED1 business plans.
The project trialled and proved an alternative solution to traditional reinforcement, utilising Demand Side
Response (DSR) to manage uptake of clusters of EVs on GB’s electricity networks. Managed EV
charging is likely to be a solution adopted by all DNOs as required in the future. The Transform Model
was used to project the required network expenditure to 2050.
References:
My Electric Avenue Close down report
SSE RIIO-ED1 Business Plan, How we put this Plan together and a summary of the contents, March
2014 Update
Assessment:
The project achieved all its successful delivery reward criteria (SDRC) and the variance was