Smart Networks

Curtailment Dashboard

A public accessible dashboard giving transparency on all curtailment activities taken on our Distributed Energy Resource Management system. There is also a private view available to generators subject to curtailment that can access their site specific information as well as world first curtailment forecast service via API.

Key deliverables

  • Launch public dashboard with live, historical, and forecasted curtailment data
  • Provide generators with real-time curtailment information
  • Enable market-driven generators to optimise revenue and reduce equipment risk

Target outcomes

  • Increased transparency in curtailment activities
  • Improved generator decision-making

Measures of success

  • Curtailment performance
  • Number of dashboard users
  • Reduction in curtailment-related customer issues
  • Frequency of automated data updates
  • User feedback on dashboard utility

Stakeholder Engagement

Connections data webinars, DER news letters, DSO CSAT surveys, DSO Panel reports, direct 1-2-1 with the private customers.

Timeline

Planned start:
03.04.2023
Target completion:
30.11.2026

Status

Extended

Milestones

  • Automated creation and publishing of data for new connected DERs (Mar 26)
  • Improved data inputs automated from ADMS via PI upgrade (Nov 26)

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