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Learn about David van Kesteren's innovative system design for a prominent private company owned by MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, specializing in Distribution Network Operations (DNO) including Yorkshire Electricity and Northern Electric. Explore their structured customer relations approach and effective tools for planners to manage a monopoly regulated business efficiently. Discover the detailed process of customer connections, connection points, investment planning, and tools available, ensuring optimal network performance. Plan for the future with a 10-year investment strategy and gain insights from authorized major schemes and network diagrams. Get connected with the latest in energy distribution network operations.
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Investment planning David van Kesteren System Design
Who are we? • Private company, owned by MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company • Distribution Network Operator (DNO) • Own operate and maintain networks • Yorkshire Electricity • Northern Electric • No electricity supply business • Monopoly, regulated business
NGET Indicativeprice Firmquote Acceptance& build DNO Customer relations • Three main areas of customer contact • Planned outages • Network faults • Connections • Load • Generation • Dedicated customer connections centre Point of Connection 1000MW 500MW 100MW 50MW 1MW 4kW Typical Connections Process
Planning 10-yr investment plan • Large asset portfolio • Generic investment levels • Work programmes • Specific projects Tools for planners • Long Term Development Statement • Planning policies • Primary network • Network limitations • Network diagrams • Authorised major schemes • Connections activity • Sharing and explaining local investment plans • Indicative connection enquiries Source: EU SmartGrids