Meter Gen vs Availability

Renewables have changed the face of Irish electricity significantly. Whereas before the system was based on large units in strategic locations (near ports, mines or demand) renewables moved to where its resource was most plentiful (in Ireland for onshore wind meant the west coast of Ireland where demand and grid is more limited). 

This has changed the dynamics of the grid, and it is more important than ever to understand it. That is what the following dashboard looks to achieve. It measures the declared availability from renewable generators (i.e. what they deem they can produce) relative to their metered generation (i.e. what they did actually produce). The difference between the two metrics is the lost energy, an estimate of the electricity that could have been used but for various reasons was not. 

From the period we have assessed the data it shows that:

1)    📉959 GWh is the total amount of lost energy during this time period .

2)    🗺 Postcodes at Lifford (F93), Ballina (F26), Mallow (P51) and Galway (H91) are those with the greatest lost energy .

3)    ↘ The average lost energy is 17% by postcode.

The importance of reviewing on a postcode level is to help send the signal for demand, generation and transmission/distribution to invest and manage the risks accordingly to help us reach our 2030 targets.

💻 Having the data is vital for the electrification transition. 

Have a look at the dashboard and let me know what you think of how this can be used in the electrification transition.