EVALUATION

AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF THE LCNF
Has the potential to deliver net
financial benefits to future and/or
existing customers
Has a Direct Impact on the operation
of a DNO’s Distribution System
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Assessment:
Inferred that the project is likely to deliver financial benefits in the long term to a selected group of
customers.
Evidence:
There is the potential for customers wishing to install solar PV to benefit from the additional connection
availability. The closedown report does specifically cite this as a benefit and does not indicate whether
these are likely to be short or long-term, although the connection of renewable energy generation is likely
to bring longer term benefits to the selected group of customers who do so.
The closedown report stated that it was possible to install all monitoring equipment with no interruptions to
customers.
References:
• Assessing Solar Panel Implications for Networks; Closedown report; January 2014.
Assessment:
The project has been /is ready to roll out into BAU.
The project has a high likelihood of being replicated by other DNOs.
Evidence:
The closedown report states that “LV monitoring will continue to be rolled out to substations which are
deemed to be of strategic importance or have the potential to operate load patterns which fall outside of a
template approach. LV monitoring technologies will be deployed using best practise from the LV Sensors
report. Voltage and current sensors avoiding Customer Interruptions and Customer Minutes Lost are not
part of our Business as Usual for all new projects.” There is no evidence that other DNOs have
implemented in their business plans.
References:
• Assessing Solar Panel Implications for Networks; Closedown report; January 2014.
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