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Meter Signals for Customer Energy Management System (EMS)

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Electrification of Heat and Transport Strategy

Background

ESB Networks Electrification Strategy will set out our vision and approach to facilitating the electrification of heat and transport. Through our public consultation we are seeking feedback on this draft strategy from our customers and stakeholders to ensure alignment with their ambitions and expectations.

Our purpose and commitment to our customers has always been to provide a safe, secure and resilient supply of electricity to our customers. This role is evolving as we develop the distribution system enable Ireland’s transition to a low carbon economy as our customers embrace technologies such as heat pumps, electric vehicles and microgeneration. ESB Networks has a key role to play in facilitating the transition to a low carbon society and supporting our customers to use low carbon, renewables based electricity to drive carbon out of the heat and transport sectors.

Consultation Process

As part of ESB Networks’ ongoing collaboration and communication with our customers, there are a series of questions within this consultation where we would welcome your feedback.

Responses to the consultation should be sent to innovationfeedback@esbnetworks.ie, with the consultation period closing on Friday 20^th November at 5pm.

To support the development of the strategy we will be holding an online stakeholder event on 6th November 2020. Details of the stakeholder event will be issued at a later date.

Electrification of Heat and Transport Strategy | Download PDF | 859 KB

Public Consultations and Publications Listing 2020

At ESB Networks, we appreciate the importance of listening to our customers and stakeholders and hearing their views, concerns and expectations so that we are better informed in our decision making and management of the electricity network.

Through our public consultations we seek to actively inform, engage and hear from our customers and stakeholders on areas and activities across our business.

Throughout the year we hold multiple public consultations where we welcome feedback and comments from our customers and stakeholders. This document gives a listing of the Public Consultations and Publications scheduled for publication by ESB Networks over the course of the year.

Public Consultations and Publications Listing 2020 | Download PDF|160 KB

DCRP Minutes 3rd March 2020

Minutes of Distribution Code Review Panel Meeting of 3^rd March 2020.

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DCRP Minutes 7th July 2020

Minutes of Distribution Code Review Panel Meeting of 7^th July 2020.

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Public Consultation on the ESB Networks Distribution Annual Performance Report 2019

In line with the CRU Decision ‘Reporting and Incentives under Price Review 4’ (CER/15087), ESB Networks, in its capacity as Distribution System Operator, today is publishing for consultation the draft, ESB Networks Distribution Annual Performance Report 2019, which will cover ESB Networks Distribution Network activities for 2019. The report is intended to provide customers, industry participants and other interested parties with a clear, accessible, comprehensive, but non-technical report on Distribution performance in the calendar year.

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Consultation Question

Do you have any comments on the ESB Networks Distribution Annual Performance Report 2019?

Next Steps

The consultation period will run for four weeks and will close on the 30^th October 2020. When the consultation closes, ESB Networks will review and consider all the comments and publish a final version pending CRU approval.

Interested stakeholder’s views are invited and can be sent to consultations@esbnetworks.ie

The Distribution System Security and Planning Standards

New Distribution System Security and Planning Standards

As part of the ESB Networks’ Innovation Strategy, under the Smarter HV and MV Customer Connections Innovation Project, the Distribution System Security and Planning Standards were reviewed to establish how the standards needed to evolve to meet the changes in the electricity industry taking account of the requirements of binding National and EU Energy Directives and Network Codes, whilst cost effectively maintaining a safe, secure and reliable distribution system.

These Standards are effectively the rules by which we connect our customers to the electricity distribution network. The new rules were developed during the innovation project with significant collaboration and consultation with stakeholders.

Among the updated standards, there are new standards which will help facilitate more renewable energy on our network with the introduction of non-firm access for distributed generators and flexible solutions on our network with the introduction of non-wires alternative solutions; both of which will be implemented in a phased manner over time. This is outlined in the foreword section of the Distribution System Security and Planning Standards and the roadmaps in the Non-Firm Access for Distributed Generators Guide and the Non-Wires Alternatives to Network Development Guide.

The new Standards and Guides have recently been approved by the CRU and are available to view by following the links below.

Distribution System Security and Planning Standards | Download PDF | 1 MB

Non-Wires Alternatives to Network Development Guide | Download PDF | 666 KB

Non-Firm Access for Distribution Connected Distributed Generators Guide | Download PDF | 478 KB

Non-Firm Access Connections for Distribution Connected Distributed Generators Guide

This is a guide document outlining the introduction and development of Non-Firm Access (NFA) for connection of distributed generators to the distribution system which will be implemented in a phased manner over time, and as indicatively set out in the roadmap in the document.

This is a supporting guide document to the Distribution System Security and Planning Standards.

Non-Firm Access for Distribution Connected Distributed Generators Guide | Download PDF | 478 KB

Non-Wires Alternatives to Network Development Guide

This is a guide document outlining the introduction and development of Non-Wires Alternative (NWA) options to conventional network development which will be implemented in a phased manner over time, and as indicatively set out in the roadmap in the document.

This is a supporting guide document to the Distribution System Security and Planning Standards.

Non-Wires Alternatives to Network Development Guide | Download PDF | 666 KB

ECP-2 Decision CRU/20/060 – Capacity Release DSO Applications

As outlined in Section 2.9 of the ECP-2 Decision paper, all projects contracted pre ECP-1 (but not those that folded into ECP-1) were given a final opportunity by ESB Networks and Eirgrid to terminate their connection agreement and release their full contracted MEC on the same terms and conditions for capacity release outlined in CER/16/284 (including 80% refund of first stage payment).

Please click the link below to view the full list of DSO Projects who availed of Final Capacity Release:

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