EVALUATION

AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF THE LCNF
Table 12 – Deployment of initiatives
Innovation Initiatives
Tier 1 Tier 2 All
New innovation initiative with BAU potential identified now 40% 36% 37%
New innovation initiative that should contribute to BAU
innovative solution when the energy landscape requires it
Initiatives that have contributed learning, but where
significant further work would be necessary before a BAU
solution is obtained
42% 40% 41%
18% 24% 22%
Figure 12 presents the information on ‘BAU-readiness’ by category from which it can be
seen that, whilst most categories have initiatives that require further work, the largest
concentration of these is in the asset rating area. This reflects the fact that whilst realtime
thermal rating has been successfully deployed on some overhead line circuits there
is still a requirement for further understanding and learning in the area of real-time thermal
rating for cables and transformers. The LCNF project findings also observed that it can be
expensive to install such a system and the benefit may not be justified.
There are a number of initiatives in the flexible demand category that require further work;
these are associated with the trials of residential demand response which have not been
successful in achieving a significant effect on demand.
Figure 11 – Innovation initiatives and the move to BAU (Tier 1 and Tier 2)
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