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Investment planning. David van Kesteren System Design. Who are we?. Private company, owned by MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company Distribution Network Operator (DNO) Own operate and maintain networks Yorkshire Electricity Northern Electric No electricity supply business
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Investment planning David van Kesteren System Design
Who are we? • Private company, owned by MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company • Distribution Network Operator (DNO) • Own operate and maintain networks • Yorkshire Electricity • Northern Electric • No electricity supply business • Monopoly, regulated business
NGET Indicativeprice Firmquote Acceptance& build DNO Customer relations • Three main areas of customer contact • Planned outages • Network faults • Connections • Load • Generation • Dedicated customer connections centre Point of Connection 1000MW 500MW 100MW 50MW 1MW 4kW Typical Connections Process
Planning 10-yr investment plan • Large asset portfolio • Generic investment levels • Work programmes • Specific projects Tools for planners • Long Term Development Statement • Planning policies • Primary network • Network limitations • Network diagrams • Authorised major schemes • Connections activity • Sharing and explaining local investment plans • Indicative connection enquiries Source: EU SmartGrids