Community Connects – How the grid works (Electricity North West)

This workshop is designed to help delegates get an insight into the issues affecting the electricity distribution grid, how they are managed and the potential impact on community and local energy projects. It is for non-electrical engineers with an interest in the subject who want to understand how it can impact or benefit your project.

It will give an overview of the structure of the electricity grid, explain grid capacity, how it is measured and managed. It will talk through the process for handling grid connection applications and introduce heat maps which show the available capacity on the network.

Agenda

9.00 Registration and coffee

9.30 Welcome and introductions

9.40 Introduction to Distribtion Network Operators (DNOs)

10.00 Structure of the gird and how it works

10.45 Break

11.00 How the grid is managed

11.30 Connections application process

12.00 Planning for the future

12.15 Lunch and opportunity to talk to Electricity North West staff about your schemes and future plans.

14.00 Close

This is part of the Community Connects workshops and the first two workshops will be held in Community Energy Fortnight 2018. The other workshop is Community energy project management (without too many tears) which is being held in Preston on 5th July.

Register your (free) place via Eventbrite.

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