Resilient Homes

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Northern Powergrid recognise that power cuts can cause problems for all customers, but particularly for those customers registered on the Priority Services Register (PSR) or customers who rely on electrically powered medical equipment to support health and wellbeing. Northern Powergrid realise that even a short power cut can have a significant impact to the health or wellbeing of dependant customers, compounded by the worry caused to customers (and their carers) in these situations, fearing what they might do and how they may cope in the event of a power outage.

Northern Powergrid are seeking to deliver a low-cost customer focussed solution to temporary disconnections, making use of re-purposed electric vehicle batteries, whereby the technology will protect their customers from any negative impact of a break in supply. This is particularly relevant to customers dependent on electrically powered essential medical equipment.
Subject to a confirmed feasibility study, the project proposes to install 30 Nissan batteries into the homes of customers relying on electrically powered critical medical equipment and to assess their viability and effectiveness.

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Improved technology based resilience for vulnerable customers.

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NIA_NPG_026 Annual Progress Report (3) 2024-07-23 7_47 (31.7 KB) 2024-07-23

2024-07-23

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NIA Project Registration and PEA Document NPG_NIA_026.pdf (106.2 KB) 2024-02-26

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NIA_NPG_026 Annual Progress Report (2) 2023-07-31 10_20 (30.5 KB) 2023-07-31

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NIA_NPG_026 Annual Progress Report (1) 2022-07-30 10_56 (30.1 KB) 2022-07-30

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NIA_NPG_026 Annual Progress Report 2021-07-27 1_25 (59.9 KB) 2021-07-27

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NIA Project Registration and PEA Document 2021-07-10 9_49 (10.6 KB) 2021-07-10

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NIA_NPG_026 (04-07-2018 09-14-51) (47.3 KB)

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NIA_NPG_026 (19-11-2018 13-30-42) (47.3 KB)

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NIA_NPG_026 (30-07-2019 18-31-11) (26.0 KB)

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NIA_NPG_026 (31-07-2020 13-13-53) (27.3 KB)

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project-difference (08-04-2021 16-20-33) (8.5 KB)

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Project initiation
Data aggregation of priority service customers
Procurements of Powerwall’s
Finalise recruitment of customers for installation
Prepare homes for installation
Carry out installation
Carry out planned interruptions in order gain data
Investigate potential energy trading

Lessons Learnt

Supply chain issues can cause significant delays to projects.

The aims of this project at face value are simple, i.e installation of an off the shelf product to test whether it performs to its designed purpose. However, the information and learning points gained from this project have the potential to be monumental in the way DNOs serve their most vulnerable customers during outage conditions. From home suitability surveys and consumption data we can identify the minimum needed in terms of installation requirements, capacity, and operative competency to provide a backup solution to essential equipment during outages.

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