b'36 Partner News Winter 2020CorporateAll you need is LV (monitoring) Climate change is an international problemSSEN is installing 100 monitors in substations that requires local solutions. The UK hasacross Oxfordshire that will collect data and committed to reaching net zero carbonidentify usage patterns on the low-voltage emissions by 2050, requiring an increase(LV) network. The data captured will help in renewable energy, and extensiveprotect the networks hardware and allow electrification of heat and transport sectors.active network management to avoid or delay the need for system upgrades. Managing this transition in a cost-effective manner is a priority for Scottish and SouthernThe monitors are being installed at Electricity Networks (SSEN). Traditionallysubstations where LEO will run trials, increased demand requires reinforcing andincluding vehicle-to-grid and other innovative increasing the capacity of the electricitydemand side response solutions. The network. However, as the energy systemmonitors will give a level of granularity that gets smarter, flexible solutions could delaySSEN has not had access to before, of the and in certain circumstances negate theimpact of flexibility on the LV network, need for reinforcement. Analysis by Imperialproviding data before, during, and after trials College London suggests that utilisingon the network. flexibility could save the UK up to 40bn byClimate change is an 2050.By better understanding the impact ofinternational problemincreasingly complex relationships within Project Local Energy Oxfordshire (LEO),the energy system, SSEN aims to take anthat requires local of which SSEN is a project partner, isimportant step forward in delivering a local,solutions.undertaking innovative tests and trialslow-carbon energy system, and a network to understand how this potential can bethat is ready for net zero. realised. As one of the most ambitious smart grid trials every conducted in the UK, LEO is testing the impact of increasingly complex relationships with the energy system. Key to understanding the opportunities that are being created, is the capturing of data. The monitors give us real-time graphical data over time. This graph shows the current for each phase (L1, L2 and L3) and neutral (N) on a single feeder, with a demand peak during evening hours.'