The ENA’s Open Networks Project wants to hear views from stakeholders on its on its 2018 workplan.

The project’s work in 2018 will be focusing on early implementation of distribution system operators (DSO) functionality, Whole System investment process improvements, and analysis of options and trials to develop market models for DSO. The consultation details project priorities, scope, time-scales and those areas where further consultation is proposed through the year.

The 2018 workplan covers 29 products expected to be delivered throughout 2018. These include:

• investment processes; taking a whole system approach towards utilising a range of investment and operability options across transmission and distribution.
• reliability standards and emergency requirements, ensuring that emerging Whole System investment & operational processes maintain security of supply across transmission and distribution and cover requirements under emergency conditions.
• information on flexibility services, including a review of how information should be provided to customers on potential DNO requirements for flexibility services.
• continued modelling and analysis on future DSO market models using the Smart Grid Architecture Model (SGAM) Framework.

Randolph Brazier, EN’s head of innovation and development, said: “The 2018 workplan consultation sets our areas of focus in the year ahead and we are looking for feedback primarily on whether the right areas have been identified, but also on how stakeholders would like to provide their input to the Project and how they want to be kept informed of developments in the future.”

The consultation documents can be found online at the ENA website here. Stakeholders will be able to question the project leaders directly in a webinar planned for 15 February.

Respondents can submit feedback electronically to opennetworks@energynetworks.org until 23 February 2018.

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