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Open Networks 2020 Highlights
Project
2020 Workplan Consultation
21-Jan-20 - 17-Mar-20
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We consulted on 2020 Project Initiation Document (PID) to give stakeholders the opportunity to consider the full scope and direction of the project this year, and provide feedback on priorities and timelines.
2019 End of Year Review Report
21-Jan-20
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This report highlights the key achievements and outputs from the project in 2019, and the work done to open local markets for flexibility, define the route of travel to DSO, open up data provision, improve connections queues for customers, and start to consider whole energy system solutions.
https://www.energynetworks.org/assets/files/ONP-WS5-2019%20EoY%20Report-v8.pdf
Revised PID & consultation summary
26-May-20
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WS1A Flexibility Services
Existing approaches to procurement (WS1A P2)
12-Mar-20
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The objective of this slide deck is to highlight existing practice across the six DNOs in how flexibility is currently procured from service providers.
https://www.energynetworks.org/assets/files/ONP-WS1A-P2%20Existing%20Processes-PUBLISHED.pdf
First version of common flexibility services contract & Implementation Plan (WS1A P4)
31-Mar-20
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produced a standard contract for the procurement of flexibility and an associated implementation plan. The contract has been drafted by all of Britain's DNOs and takes into accountvital input from the industry. The contract will be used by all of Britain's DNOs for for procuring flexibility, as it seeks to improve the customer journey and ease engagement with the energy system.
Implementation Plan: https://www.energynetworks.org/assets/files/ONP-WS1A-Standard%20Contract%20Implementation%20Plan-PUBLISHED.pdf
Contract Summary: https://www.energynetworks.org/assets/files/ONP-WS1A-CMS%20Updated%20Contract%20Summary-PUBLISHED.pdf
Stakeholder review of common contract (WS1A P4)
31-Mar-20 - 05-Jun-20
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Following the release of the first version of the standard contract for flexibility procurement, the Project team hosted a series of events to present the contract to the industry, as well as take thoughts and comments that can inform future work. The project team formally requested feedback on the contract to inform future versions, and ask that any feedback during this time.
Good practice for dispatch and settlement (2019 WS1A P3)
31-Mar-20
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This is a good practice guide for activation, dispatch, and settlement processes for flexibility services, as well as the identification of DNO capabilities to support this. This good practice guide has been written to include alignment of DNO and ESO services in terms of procurement, timescales, service windows, and contract terms as much as possible.
Conflict management and co-optimisation final report (2019 WS1A P5)
24-Apr-20
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This product seeks to identify a number of techniques which could be used to manage service conflict and deliver co-optimisation between services. These techniques will be implemented through Regional Development Programmes (RDPs), Trans-European Replacement Reserve Exchange (TERRE) and other flexibility market case studies. This report looks at the additional steps System Operators and Network Owners can collaboratively undertake to identify and manage service conflict and optimisation.
https://www.energynetworks.org/assets/files/ONP-WS1A-P5%20Final%20Report-PUBLISHED.pdf
Parameter definitions for active power services (2020 WS1A P3)
24-Apr-20
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WS1B Whole Electricity System Planning & T D Data Exchange
Data Exchange in Operational Timescales Report (WS1B P4)
23-Jan-20
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The report focuses on mechanisms for the exchange of planning data. The mechanisms for exchanging and providing data in an open manner is a much larger issue and network companies are developing their strategies and planning data exchange is forming just one element of these strategies.
https://www.energynetworks.org/assets/files/ONP-WS1B-P4%20Data%20Exchange%20Report-PUBLISHED.pdf
Real Time Data Exchange Report (WS1B P3)
23-Jan-20
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Product 3 is taking the outputs of ongoing trials to better define the information transfers that will be needed to enhance transmission/distribution system coordination and control. It is evaluating how these information transfers would change for the future worlds that are being assessed under Workstream 3.
This final report details the outputs from this work in 2019.
https://www.energynetworks.org/assets/files/ON-WS1B-P3%20FINAL%20Report-PUBLISHED.pdf
Current approaches to signposting network capacity shortfalls (WS1B P5)
28-May-20
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This initial report summarises the results of a fact-finding survey on how the capacity of GB electrical networks is currently evaluated and shared with stakeholders to articulate network needs. The reasoning behind current DNO methodologies for evaluating and reporting network capacity is explained to provide a deeper understanding to subsequently inform good practice to drive consistency and a possible standardised approach.
WS2 Customer Information Provision & Connections
Phase 1 of System Wide Resource Register (WS2 P1)
31-Jan-20
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The System Wide Resource Registers (SWRR) have been develope by all network companies to provide better, standardised information to customers and stakeholders on connected resources and services in a uniform format. The link below will take you to the registers that have been developed by each network operator.
Interactivity process Guide (WS2 P3)
31-Mar-20
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Responses to the ENA Application Interactivity and Connection Queue Management consultation (July 2019) showed clear support for Conditional Interactivity among stakeholders. The Open Networks Workstream 2 Product 3 team subsequently developed the Interactivity Process Guide to detail the principles and illustrate the application of Conditional Interactivity within network companies. This guide is available below.
Process Guide: https://www.energynetworks.org/assets/files/electricity/futures/Open_Networks/200319%20ON-WS2-Interactivity%20User%20Guide%20v1.pdf
Consultation on Queue Management User Guide (WS2 P2)
30-Apr-20 - 24-Jun-20
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The purpose of this Queue Management consultation is to seek comments from stakeholders on the drafting of the User Guide which is based on the conclusions of consultations to date and our ‘minded to’ policy standard to be applied across all GB network companies. It is intended to seek comments where these principles have not been accurately reflected in the drafting of the processes set out in the User Guide, and that the outcome of this consultation will be used to update the User Guide in Q4 of 2020 when it will be published as a baseline guide. Please find the consultation document and current User Guide below.
This consultation closes on 24th June 2020.
Consultation Document:
https://www.energynetworks.org/assets/files/ON-WS2-P2%20Queue%20Management%20Consultation%20Document-PUBLISHED%20v2.pdf
WS3 DSO Transition
CoI and UC Register (WS3 P2)
July 2, 2020
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DSO Implementation Plan (WS3 P1)
July 2, 2020
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WS4 Whole Energy Systems
2019 Whole Energy Systems Final Report
23-Jan-20
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This report outlines the method and approach taken to developing whole energy systems outcomes in the Open Networks Project, as well as opportunities that have been identified at this stage. This report highlights the opportunities for improvement identified by the workstream and the next steps for 2020.
https://www.energynetworks.org/assets/files/ONP-WS4-Final%20Report-PUBLISHED.pdf
Whole System CBA Scoping Report - Phase 1 (WS2 P1)
24-Apr-20
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Recommended in the Workstream 4 2019 Final Report, Product 1's Whole System Cost Benefit Analysis is a key tool in supporting those decisions to ensure they are optimal for consumers, the public, the environment and the industry as a whole. The product will be progressed in three phases. This report details the process gone through, the stakeholders engaged, and the recommendations to move the product forward.
https://www.energynetworks.org/assets/files/ONP-WS4-P3%20Phase%201%20Report-PUBLISHED.pdf
Whole System FES Scoping Report - Phase 1 (WS4 P3)
24-Apr-20
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he work of Product 3 is building on 2019 WS1B Product 2 which has aligned the methodology for representing scenarios across electricity network companies and enabled Electricity DNOs to input more directly to the production of the GB wide Future Energy Scenarios (FES). The Phase 1 Report details the progress the product team has made to date, as well as outlining next steps.
https://www.energynetworks.org/assets/files/ONP-WS4-P3%20Phase%201%20Report-PUBLISHED.pdf
Coordinated Gathering Regional Data Report (WS4 P5)
10-Jun-20
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This report details the work done to reduce duplication of the regional data gathering processes that networks use as an input into business planning processes, by considering a Whole Systems approach to collecting and sharing this data.
details the work done to reduce duplication of the regional data gathering processes that networks use as an input into business planning processes, by considering a Whole Systems approach to collecting and sharing this data.
Current networks resource data report (WS4 P6)
10-Jun-20
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This report details the work to consider, identify and document what data currently exists for published network resources or other resources that already exist and could be published, as well as an initial view of priority data gaps. The output of this analysis will feed into the ENA Data Working Group that is considering more widely how network data can be sourced and presented.
https://www.energynetworks.org/assets/files/ONP-WS4-P6%20Capacity%20Data-Mapping-PUBLISHED.pdf