Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) is a partner in Project LEO (Local Energy Oxfordshire), one of the most ambitious, wide-ranging, innovative, and holistic smart grid trials ever conducted in the UK. The project, funded by Innovate UK, brings together significant local, academic and industry experience and expertise, to undertake one of the most wide-ranging and holistic 'smart grid trials' ever conducted in the UK. LEO will improve our understanding of how opportunities can be maximised and unlocked through the development and testing of a local energy flexibility market. As a local authority, we have a long-term ambition to integrate data and insights with a view to strategic planning. Hence, we are looking to explore partnership opportunities, collaborations and business models that will allow us to develop and maintain datasets and provide a tool for the long term. The LEO energy planning tool will be made available to LEO partners and other key users across Oxfordshire, for example: • Local authority planning teams • Community energy project developers • Community groups eg for neighbourhood planning • Distribution Network / System operators e.g. SSEN • Flexible demand aggregators and service providers • Researchers e.g. University of Oxford OCC are inviting suppliers to take part in a market consultation event. Please note, this is not an invite to tender.
Keywords: Energy, Mapping Tool