In this episode we speak with Scott Mathieson the Network Planning & Regulation Director at SP Energy Networks in the UK. Scott speaks about planning the network to meet current responsibilities as well as future customers and generations.  This includes the significant capacity of renewables already connected and the massive increase in connection capacity now being planned for as well as the challenges for local networks from massive scale heat and transport electrification.

Scott speaks about the commitments to customers, innovation, smart solutions, engineering skills, and modelling and forecasting capabilities as some of the resources required to serve customers better and to deliver net zero carbon.  The roles of data, planning and apps for heat and transport, and system flexibility are also highlighted.

Scott mentions the success of the Active Network Management smart grid innovation project in Dunbar, Scotland and which is now being rolled out to Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland with further roll-out across South Scotland, Merseyside, and North Wales.  Scott shares some thoughts and hopes for COP26 and the need to act quickly and work with political, city and regulatory leaders to drive changes.

About our Guest

Scott Mathieson is the Network Planning & Regulation Director at SP Energy Networks.

Scott joined ScottishPower after graduating from the University of Glasgow with a degree in economics. In a career spanning 25 years with the company he has gained experience across a number of roles including Strategic Planning, Regulation, Financial & Regulatory Reporting and Asset Risk Management. Scott has played a significant role in the company’s major price control reviews post privatisation and has been involved in a number of group strategic projects, including acquisitions and business change programmes.

Over the course of the last 10 years Scott has been increasingly involved in the area of asset risk management and system planning and design across Transmission and Distribution. Scott was appointed to his most recent role as Network Planning & Regulation Director at the end of 2014, increasing his responsibilities to include Asset Management, System Design & Planning, Process and System Development and Workforce Renewal.

Scott is a member of the Board of Directors for SP Distribution, SP Manweb and SP Transmission.

About Us

Smarter Grid Solutions is a leading enterprise energy management software company operating internationally from bases in the UK and US.

Smarter Grid Solutions’ DERMS products are used by distribution utilities, energy service companies and microgrid operators to manage grid capacity and resilience and to seamlessly integrate energy assets to the grid and market. Its software already manages over 400 MW of distributed energy resources around the world and has saved customers over $300 million in grid upgrades.

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