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?
DatasetUnderstand the networkIdentify opportunities to reduce costs as an energy consumerReview network performanceIdentify opportunities for efficiency and grid optimisationUnderstand the impact of renewable energy on the gridForecast 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 OperatorLocal AuthorityAggregatorCommercial 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 OwnerDistribution Generation CustomerLarge 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.