New Thames Valley Vision : SDRC 9.1c: Demand Side Response Evidence Report

Abstract:

This document is an Evidence Report for the same trial that produced the New Thames Valley Vision - Automated Demand Response Dataset.

The New Thames Valley Vision (NTVV) is a Low Carbon Network Fund Tier 2 project selected by Ofgem during the 2011 competitive selection process. Focussed on the low voltage network, the NTVV aims to demonstrate how electricity distribution networks can better serve their customers by understanding, anticipating and supporting their energy use as they move towards low carbon technologies.

This paper addresses the criterion and evidence stipulated in the NTVV Bid Successful Delivery Reward Criteria (SDRC's) 9.1c The focus of this report is being "Demand Side Response evidence report".

The importance of distribution businesses conducting Demand Side Response (DRS) has been recognised in the regulation of energy networks. The NTVV project seeks to better understand the needs of business customers, with particular focus on the role DSR can play in managing distribution network constraints.

This document outlines the steps that were taken to establish the necessary tools related to SDRC 9.1c - namely "Demand side response evidence report".

The NTVV project has proved that we can engage commercial customers in demand response conversations, encourage them to take part is DSR and in many occasions, we have learnt that there are other benefits and offerings to customers other than purely financial incentives that attract interest. The NTVV project has signed 30 buildings on to our DSR programme without any direct financial incentive however; examining the on-going incentive structure is a key learning for the project over the next two years. Historic learning from the project has told us to simplify the commercial offering into a single document to reduce legal review.

Engagement and the installation of ADR has been a challenge however, learning from the US experience of established installations has proved invaluable.

This report provides evidence of the 30 signed agreements with the 30 ADR customers and presents the development of the new 3 way joint agreement that would be applicable to use in a nosiness as usual context. This report also reports on the successes of commercial customer events that have taken place as part of the NTVV project.

This document meets the New Thames Valley Vision (NTVV) project deliverable in relation to SDRC 9.1c.

Publication Year:

2015

Publisher:

SSEN

DOI:

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Author(s):

Stannard, M. and Hewitt, G.