Low Carbon Technology (LCT) Optioneering

Supporting Local Authorities and Local, Regional and National Government bodies to better understand the network implications of their Low Carbon Technology (LCT) plans:

We provide tools and services to help develop local and regional energy strategies.
We can support Local Authorities and Local, Regional and National Government bodies with the development of their LCT programmes to encourage the rollout of electric vehicles (EV), heat pumps and distributed generation.

We aim to support Local Authorities and Local, Regional and National Government bodies by providing detailed information that will enable better decision making as they deliver their LCT programmes of work.

LCT Optioneering - What we can offer

SP Energy Networks can provide an estimated cost and expected delivery timescale for various locations of LCT connections.

To inform our analysis, we request that the Local Authority and Regional Government bodies provide the following:

Location of connection – Ordnance Survey Grid Reference and Postcode Required.
Type of LCT to be connected – Electric Vehicle (EV), Heat Pump, Solar Photovoltaic, Distributed Energy Resource.

A summary of our three options are outlined below:

Option 1

SP Energy Networks to provide an estimation of the amount of available capacity at each location without the requirement for any upstream network reinforcement work to be completed.

Option 2

SP Energy Networks to provide an estimation of the connection cost and expected timescale for any required works for the agreed number of planned LCT connections.

Option 3

Alternatively – you may prefer to complete your own LCT optioneering, so we are developing a tool to support Local Authorities and Local, Regional and National Government bodies to complete their own analysis if preferred.

Find out more detail about our Local Authority Network Insight Tool (LANIT) here

Get in touch!

For more information and to discuss which level of service you require, please email: StrategicOptimisation@spenergynetworks.co.uk

LCT Optioneering Overview – 2023 Summary

To date, SP Energy Networks have supported various Local Authorities and Regional Government bodies to understand the cost implications and timescale for connecting LCT to our network. A summary of our optioneering activities in 2023 are shown below:

EV Charge Point Optioneering
Feasibility studies for the rollout of public EV chargers – 1,400 locations completed in 2023.
Heat Pump Optioneering
Analysis and cost / timescale estimates for heat pump rollout in off gas grid areas and social housing – 800 locations completed in 2023.
Renewable Generation Optioneering
Support and analysis for local energy projects and opportunities – 120 locations completed in 2023.