Researcher: Personal, Scientific, Academic

“I want to conduct research into the network to improve our knowledge, develop new products or help understand my usage”

What can SSEN's data help me with?

Dataset	Understand the network	Identify opportunities to reduce costs as an energy consumer	Review network performance	Identify opportunities for efficiency and grid optimisation	Understand the impact of renewable energy on the grid	Forecast future network demand
SHEPD & SEPD Network Development Report	✔			✔		✔
SHEPD & SEPD Long Term Development Statement	✔			✔
Embedded Capacity Register	✔			✔		✔
Smart Meter LV Feeder Usage	✔	✔			✔
SSEN Substation Data	✔			✔	✔
NeRDA Opengrid Dashboard	✔
Real Time Outage & NaFIRS Yearly Export	✔		✔
Generation Availability & Network Capacity	✔			✔	✔	✔
Orkney & Isle of Wight Active Network Management	✔
Distributed Future Energy Scenarios		✔			✔	✔
Flexibility Services, Flexibility Market Price, & Contract Award Notice		✔		✔	✔	✔

What type of Users could benefit from this data?

System Network Operator	Local Authority	Aggregator	Commercial Business
Anish works for the NESO’s Control Room team that forward plans what energy flexibility will be necessary to balance the system.	Cllr. Walker is the Chairman of Shellworth County Council. He wants his Council to make a positive contribution to net zero.	David is the CEO of a flex aggregator company. He builds portfolios of flexible energy resources and trades them in energy markets.	Claire works for national home builder, ‘Harvey Homes’ as a Utilities Planner. She needs to understand the potential problems for connecting new homes to the grid well in advance.

Battery Storage Owner	Distribution Generation Customer	Large Energy User
John’s business is installing batteries of different sizes on both the distribution and transmission networks.	Carla is a solar farm owner and operator. She wants to expand her current solar farm and build an investment plan for new projects.	Keith operates a manufacturing plant that consumes large amounts of electricity which can vary significantly throughout the day.