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Electricity Networks – Future Challenges
Mike Leppard
Energy Networks Association
Utility Arboriculture Conference – July 2010
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ENA Membership - Transmission
ENA Members:
CE Electric UK
Central Networks
EDF Energy
Electricity North West Limited
Fulcrum
Inexus
National Grid
Northern Gas Networks
Northern Ireland Electricity plc
Scottish and Southern Energy
ScottishPower
Wales & West Utilities
Western Power Distribution
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ENA Membership - Distribution
ENA Members:
CE Electric UK
Central Networks
EDF Energy
Electricity North West Limited
Fulcrum
Inexus
National Grid
Northern Gas Networks
Northern Ireland Electricity plc
Scottish and Southern Energy
ScottishPower
Wales & West Utilities
Western Power Distribution
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History
>SAFELEC 2000
> Approved by EA Board in
July 1999
> Framework document
identifying broad areas
for co-operation between
“Management, Trade
Unions and HSE”
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Developing a new strategy
> Build on SAFELEC 2010
> Relevant to industry now and in 2015
> Include generation, transmission and
distribution
> Focus on occupational health AND safety
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Powering improvement
> Strategy:
ENA and AEP member companies, trade unions and HSE
commit to build on our partnership approach to bring
about continuous improvements in the management of
safety and occupational health in the electricity sector in
the 5 years leading up to 2015.
We will do this by supporting the priorities in the HSE
strategy, in particular the themes of leadership, worker
involvement and improving competence, to proactively
manage the risks that cause real harm and suffering.
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HSE strategy
Health and Safety of Great Britain: Be part of
the solution
> Investigations and securing justice
> Encourage strong leadership
> Build competence
> Involve workforce
> Target key health issues
> Avoid catastrophe (HILP)
> Take a wider perspective
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Powering improvement
Key Strategy Themes:
3 over-arching themes running throughout 5
years of strategy:
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Leadership
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Improving competence
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Worker involvement
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Powering improvement
Annual Themes:
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Leadership
Occupational Health / Well-being
Asset management / Maintenance
Behavioural safety / Personal
responsibility
Beyond 2015 – Next steps
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Electricity sources
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Electricity future
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Europe - smart grids
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Source: European Commission
European SmartGrids Technology Platform
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The smart network
The smart network will see the
distribution system move from a
passive (one way) power flow to an
active (two way) system where the
customer can export (sell back)
additional energy they do not need.
Source: European Commission
European SmartGrids Technology Platform
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Shaping the Energy Networks of
Tomorrow
R&D
Prototyping
Demonstration
Deployment
Job
Vision
done
Business Case
Standards
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Certification
Risk Management
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Shaping the Energy Networks
of Tomorrow
Energy Smart Homes
Smart
City
Rural
Comm
-unity
Smart Electric Transport
Smart Network
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Shaping the Energy Networks of
Tomorrow
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Smart Meters
Operational issues and opportunities
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Smart technology
> To move beyond early adopters needs to be simple
and trouble free
> Smart technology can respond to price signals to:
– Turn down thermostat for half an hour
– Automatic off-peak use of washing machines
– Charge electric vehicles at times of low demand and high
generation
– Make real-time energy use decisions
> Customers in control could choose between:
– Certainty of response
– Cheaper interruptible tariff, or
– Degrees of green-ness
> Need to educate consumers
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Smart Roll out
• Smart metering roll out will help enable a low carbon
future
• EU drive for member states to install Smart Meters, most
EU states have programmes in place
• Smart Meter Working Group established to identify the
functional requirements of the meters from a DNO
perspective and influence government decision making
• Part of a larger project to ultimately provide a smart grid
across the UK
• Largest ever single project undertaken within our industry
• Around 47 million meter replacements required
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Electric vehicles
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Electric Vehicles
•
Energy Technologies
Institute Joined-Cities Plan
•
Areas of high road
transport CO2 emissions
•
Network of recharging
points for PHEV / EVs
•
Access to recharging
facilities in any
participating major UK city
Source: ETI
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Shaping the Energy Networks of
Tomorrow
Smart Village
Smart City Centre
Smart Retail Park
Smart Residential
Smart Town Centre
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Smart Campus
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Energy Networks Futures Group
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Established in January 2009
Nine Workstreams
– Electricity Networks Transmission and Distribution Scenarios
– Smart metering
– Heat and Energy saving
– Electric Vehicles
– Smart Grids
– Feed in Tariffs
– Gas Futures
– ICT
ENA fully supported the ENSG smart grids working group
Two Projects: ‘Reality 2020’ and ‘Cool Use of Energy’
Low Carbon Networks Fund database
Merging of Engineering Committee and ENFG to form the Electricity Networks
and Futures Group (ENFG).
ENA’s position - 2050 CO2 reduction targets will be met by an energy solution.
ENA smart grid representation in Europe (Eurelectric and GEODE).
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Shaping the Energy Networks
• Skills
– ENA Training & Competency Committee
– National Skills Academy for Power
– Energy and Utility Skills (Sector Skills Council)
– Power Sector Strategic Skills Group (P3SG)
– Age profile of workforce
– Network operator/contractor working
– New skills from futures work
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Energy Challenges
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Low Carbon Transition
• EU 20/20/20 targets
– a 20% cut in emissions of greenhouse gases by 2020, compared
with 1990 levels; a 20% increase in the share of renewables in
the energy mix; and a 20% cut in energy consumption.
• The 2008 Climate Change Act
– made Britain the first country in the world to set legally binding
‘carbon budgets’, aiming to cut UK emissions by 34% by 2020
and at least 80% by 2050
• Low Carbon Transition Plan
• Renewable Energy Strategy
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Adaptation response
Observed temperatures
Simulated temperatures
2060s
2040s
We are already
committed to this from
past emissions
2003
Source Met Office Hadley Centre
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Temperature effects
2020s
Higher Agricultural yields
+1.6ºC
Lower winter deaths
Infrastructure risks
2050s
Risks to biodiversity
+2.7ºC
Heat related deaths
Risk to Food Security
2080s
+3.9ºC
South-East England
central estimate
Medium emissions
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Rainfall effects
2020s
+6%
2050s
+13%
Increased winter flooding
Increased subsidence
Risks to urban drainage
Severe Transport disruption
Risks of national
Infrastructure
2080s
+16%
North West
central estimate
Medium Emissions
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Adaptation response
Environmental challenges
> Impact of climate change on electricity networks
(UKCIP09 scenarios):
Temperature:
Precipitation:
Sea level:
Storm surge:
Wind storms:
Ice storms:
Gradual annual increase UK wide
Seasonal increases
Uniform UK increase
Increased frequency and severity
Increased frequency and severity
Increased frequency and severity
> Climate change risk assessment:
Requirement to report under Climate Change
Act 2008
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