Joint webinar with Piclo and UKPN: new and re-tendering flexibility competitions

The webinar covered the details of UKPN's January 2021 flexibility competitions, which will include more than 130 flexibility zones.

Piclo provided a full demonstration of how Flex Providers can take part in these competitions through Piclo Flex, showing new features on the platform such as asset specific bidding.

Transcript

1. Piclo Flex
   Simplifying Flexibility Procurement
   

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2. Webinar Hosts 04-11-2020
   Piclo
   ● Gemma Stanley- Policy and Communications Manager
   ● Stefanos Anagnostopoulos - Commercial Manager
   UK Power Networks (UKPN)
   ● Zahin Rahim - Flexibility Markets Developer
   

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3. Agenda
   ● Introduction to Piclo
   ● Overview of UKPN competitions
   ● Piclo Flex Demonstration
   ● Open Q&A
   

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4. Introducing Piclo®
   We are solving the energy trilemma
   ● Software company based in London
   ● Helping DSOs source flexibility to reduce
   network congestion
   ● An independent company supported by BEIS
   funding
   

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5. CONFIDENTIAL © Open Utility Ltd
   Piclo Flex is the UK’s leading marketplace for DSO flexibility procurement
   ✓ Provides market visibility and
   transparency
   ✓ Streamlines processes for flexibility
   procurement (qualification, auctions
   and contracts)
   ✓ Stimulates participation from Flex
   Providers
   

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6. Piclo team
   support@piclo.energy
   Thank you
   

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7. Flexibility Services 2020
   Be part of the flexibility transformation
   

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8. Meet the Team
   Evangelos Karagiannis
   Power System
   Development Engineer
   Evangelos.Karagiannis@
   ukpowernetworks.co.uk
   Sotiris Georgiopoulos
   Head of Smart Grid Development
   Stathis Mokkas
   Energy Markets
   Lead
   Efstathios.Mokkas@
   ukpowernetworks.co.uk
   Sam Do
   Flexibility
   Engineer
   Sam.do@
   ukpowernetworks.co.uk
   Zahin Rahim
   Flexibility
   Markets Developer
   Zahin.Rahim@
   ukpowernetworks.co.uk
   FLEXIBILITY TEAM
   Kellie Dillon
   Customer Relationship
   Manager
   Kellie.Dillon@
   ukpowernetworks.co.uk
   

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9. Our journey began by defining a DSO
   2018
   Flexibility Roadmap published - Flexibility First approach
   Consultation Report shared
   2017
   Jul-17 Future Smart consultation
   Aug-18 Flexibility Roadmap consultation
   Oct-18 stakeholder event
   ENA
   Open Networks Project
   Flexibility Commitment
   

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10. Our journey so far from Defining a DSO... to becoming one
    Piclo Flex platform launched Sept 2018
    

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11. What is Flexibility?
    Flexible solutions can change their generation or
    consumption in response to a instruction signal from UK
    Power Networks.
    The generator/consumer responds within a specified time
    limit and sustains the response over a predetermined
    window.
    Flexible asset types: Distributed generation e.g. CHP, back-
    up generators, battery storage Demand side responders e.g.
    EVs, heat pumps
    

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12. Why Do We Need Flexibility?
    Increasing peak loads with EV and heat pump uptake
    Procuring flexibility can be more cost-efficient than investing in infrastructure upgrades.
    Increasing levels of inflexible renewable generation (like solar and wind)
    Flexible assets needed to manage increasing unpredictability and magnitude of peak loads.
    Facilitate the transition to zero carbon at minimum cost
    Flexibility can deliver reliability at minimum cost to the consumer
    

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13. Results from our April 2020 Flex Tender
    £14m
    Total value awarded
    123MW
    Total capacity awarded
    1,200
    Stakeholders engaged with
    57
    Number of zones
    awarded
    Up to 7 year
    Contracts awarded
    = 42 HV
    15 LV
    (a world-wide first)
    

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14. January 2021 Tender – Now Live!
    • Our largest tender to date - more than 130 flexibility zones
    • Spanning Low Voltage to Extra-High Voltage
    • Variety of services to suit different business models
    • Pre-Qualification close – Dec 8th 2020
    • Competition – Jan 11th-20th 2021
    • Find out more at our Winter Flexibility Forum Wednesday
    18th November from 11:00-12:30 - sign up here
    

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15. What Services We’re Procuring - Secure
    Reduce peak load on HV substations
    • Technical requirements:
    - Connection voltage ≤11/33/132kV
    (see Piclo)
    - 30 minute response time
    - Minimum 30 minutes delivery
    - Minimum 50kW (can be
    aggregated)
    - Minute-by-minute metering
    • Availability (capacity) and
    utilisation (energy) payments
    • Commit to being available forward
    (>6 months ahead) of delivery
    April 2020 tender revenue ranges (download link) – to be updated for January 2021
    April 2020 tender bid report (download link)
    

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16. What Services We’re Procuring - Sustain
    Reduce peak load on LV substations
    • Technical requirements:
    - Connection voltage ≤0.4kV
    - Minimum 30 minutes delivery
    - Minimum 10kW (can be aggregated)
    - Minute-by-minute metering
    • Scheduled service
    • Fixed service fee (£47.58/kW/yr)
    • Commit to being available 1 month
    ahead of delivery
    

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17. What Services We’re Procuring - Dynamic
    Reduce peak load on HV substations
    Minimum 50kW (aggregated)
    • 30 min notification
    • Sustainable for 30 minutes
    1-7 year contracts
    Availability/utilisation payments
    >6 month-ahead commitment
    Reduce peak load on LV/HV substations, manage rare fault conditions
    • Technical requirements:
    - Connection voltage <132kV
    - 30 minute response time
    - Minimum 30 minutes delivery
    - Minimum 10kW/50kW (can be aggregated)
    - Minute-by-minute metering
    • Utilisation-only service
    • Provider sets the price, updated monthly
    • Optional service provision
    • Combine with Secure or Sustain
    

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18. Our Unique Selling Points (USPs)
    Competitive
    Price Offer
    Defined
    Revenue
    Streams
    1-7 year
    contracts
    Open to planned
    and existing
    solutions
    Stackable with other
    non-DSO services
    New DSO
    Markets,
    New Revenue
    Opportunities
    

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19. The Flexibility Customer Journey
    Customers view zones
    and register solutions on
    Piclo.
    Customers complete
    Dynamic Purchasing
    System (DPS) application
    on Piclo and pre-
    qualification
    questionnaire.
    Once customers pass the
    DPS and pre-qualification
    checks, they submit bids
    by the competition
    closing date on Piclo.
    .
    Contracts are awarded.
    After the January 2021
    Tender, services will
    generally begin in
    summer/winter 2021 or
    summer/winter 2022
    1 2 3 4
    Visit our website
    smartgrid.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/flexibility-hub
    View zones on Piclo Flex
    Picloflex.com/dashboard
    

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20. More Information
    View our website for Full Tender Details
    smartgrid.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/flexibility-hub
    View zones on Piclo Flex
    Picloflex.com/dashboard
    Contact our Flexibility Team and Join Our Flexibility Mailing List
    flexibility@ukpowernetworks.com
    

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21. We are all at the forefront:
    driving change, today
    Let’s do it together
    

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