1. DG Mapping Tool Workshop UK Power Networks
23 May 2018

2. Agenda Time Subject Who 13.00-13.30 Lunch on arrival 13.30-13.40
Welcome & introduction
Steve Halsey – DER Development Manager
Review of 2017
Steve Halsey
Ideas gathering
Nigel Turner – DER Business Analyst/Nuno da Fonseca – Infrastructure Planning Manager
Tea/coffee break
Prioritising/next steps
Steve Halsey/Ric de Freitas

3. Welcome and introduction

4. Who’s here from UK Power Networks
Steve Halsey DER Development Manager
Nigel Turner DER Business Analyst
Nuno da Fonseca Infrastructure Planning Manager
Ric de Freitas – IS Project Manager

5. The most satisfied customers The most socially responsible
Our vision is informed by our employees, consumers and wider stakeholders
The safest
The best employer
The most reliable
The most satisfied customers
The most innovative
The most socially responsible
The lowest cost
…and consistently the best performing DNO group from 2015/16 – 2018/19

6. Setting the scene
Gathering ideas
Customer prioritization
UK Power Networks do-ability

7. Review of 2017

8. Last years workshop - priorities
No.
Headline
Supporting detail/comment 1
Regular (monthly) updates
Relevant data sources to be updated (when having a material impact) and provide ability to cross reference data sources where appropriate. 2
Downloadable shape files
Provide facility for customers to be able to download shape files (shp./kmz) for use on their own data systems 3
Circuit constraints
Add colour coding to circuits to provide more info on location of constraints. 4
Provide a last updated flag on all accessible files 5
Fault info/history & planned outage info
Consider providing information on circuit history/planned outages available on DGMT so as to allow customers to choose more optimal sites. 6
User configurable data
Provide facility to allow customers to determine how data is made available/downloaded. 7
London map
Provide a London heatmap for generation and associated demand indicator 8
Chatroom facility
Provide facility for customers to be able have a live discussions with our staff 9
Specified layers switched on by default
Change current format such that all layers are switched on and provide facility to switch-off layers that are not required. 10
Review look and feel
Change background colour of pop-up boxes from black to white and change font from whiten to black. 11
Update to heat map
To reflect opening of a new FDG zones 12
Access to all UKPN information (ability to self serve)
Provide all the data we have access to and use when designing to allow customers to self serve. 13
Show U/G cables and other assets
Add underground cables to DGMT

9. Last years workshop - priorities
External database file with coordinates
Provide coordinates of all relevant locations
Signposting of links on website and DGMT
Make links to all other relevant info more easily identifiable from website/DGMT
Plot quotes and accepted projects on DGMT
Quick application filter (by dropping a pin)
Provide the ability to save User generated points and comments in the map application.
UKPN contact for projects listed
Provide UKPN staff contact details on CCR
Tiered access to information
Recognise that some customers are more technical than others and provide a number of levels of information beginner/practitioner/experienced. 3 days per layer. Assumed 10 layers
Reference to map in quote
Make reference in quotation/connection offer to project location on map (screenshot) - reason for price
Ability to save customer info on maps

10. How we’ve delivered them
Changes to the DG Mapping tool have occurred over two phases: -
Phase 1 – delivered on 04/09/2017
Downloadable shape/kmz files
Update to heat map (FDG data)
Provide a last updated flag on all accessible files
Update to heat map (LPN data)
Contact Us page
Specified layers switched on by default
Review of look and feel

11. How we’ve delivered them
Changes to the DG Mapping tool have occurred over two phases: -
Phase 2 – delivered on 28/02/2018
Update constraints
Update planned outages
Update historic faults
Update poles and towers data

12. Ideas gathering

13. How can we improve our map?
What are other DNO’s doing?
What are your thoughts?
Do we need to make improvements?
Do we need to add more/different information?
What’s on your wish list?

14. Prioritising/next steps

15. Next steps – UK Power Networks do-ability
Discuss/review within IS
Re-order/prioritise customer wish list
Develop plan
Publish
Track progress

16. Thank you!