Development Planning
A modern planner may be dealing with solar connections, new subdivisions, flexibility services and resilience planning but it is still his job to balance cost, risk and performance when proposing a yearly Capex work plan. Perception Consulting can help with cost risk of network growth, constraints, estimating demand sizes of new loads, performing options, analysis and more.
Options Analysis
Capex work planning is a main stay of any asset management company. The principles of managing cost, risk, and performance are still at the core of planning. However, the list of options and the performance criteria are increasing.
Our consultants understand both traditional and modern power distribution options. Upgrades, flexibility services, battery storage, rating reassessments and more. Given a network constraint we can efficiently assess the suitability of each option and provide a comprehensive recommendation that gives you confidence.
Network Risk Modelling
To be able to effectively compare and prioritize constraints it is often necessary to quantify the risk. Network risk modelling allow your company to get a handle on the cost risk of network growth related issues. By using a cost risk approach, it is possible to compare otherwise non-related constraints in your Capex plan.
Whether it is network reliability, thermal overload or under/over voltage, Perception Consulting can assess the cost risk of individual constraints or provide a framework for engineers to calculate risk on any project.
LV Constraints
Many new technologies are appearing at the low voltage. Electric vehicle charging, distributed generation, peer to peer trading, and flexibility all rely on an LV network that performs at its optimal. Constraints will arise and to manage the LV network effectively it is necessary to have planning processes that are able to detect, quantify and plan solutions to these constraints. LV constraint forecasting brings together all available information to determine existing and upcoming constraints.
Perception Consulting can help your company to mature its understanding of LV constraints. We can help develop your LV modelling capability and to utilize the wealth of information from metering devices.