EVALUATION

AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF THE LCNF
The following has been concluded from the qualitative review of the LCNF scheme which
included consideration of the questionnaire responses:
• DNO adoption of innovation into core business is progressing;
• there has been unprecedented DNO engagement with customers;
• there have been wide ranging forms of dissemination;
• the collaboration with partners has generally been effective, but there is room for
improvements to achieve best practice;
• consistent best practice project management and excellence in innovation is required,
this includes active management of risk;
• the scheme is well-run on the whole, but where a project experiences challenges, it
may be beneficial to the overall project outcome if Ofgem is able to engage with the
project team to try to reach a quick resolution;
• the benefits from the projects may not always be directly aligned with the requirement
of DNOs to move to low carbon business;
• there are barriers that affect the achievable level of innovation and success;
• there are barriers that affected project partner involvement;
• there is no overall low carbon vision across the innovation projects;
• high-level overview and co-ordination of the individual projects is required to ensure
alignment with the overall direction of the whole energy industry;
• energy-saving should be considered in the context of the broader energy industry and
across the whole value chain; and
• DNO experience and involvement likely to be important if projects are to be
undertaken by third parties.
PÖYRY MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
October 2016
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