Electricity Networks Strategy Group

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The Electricity Networks Strategy Group (ENSG) says it provides

a high level forum which brings together key stakeholders in electricity networks that work together to support government in meeting the long-term energy challenges of tackling climate change and ensuring secure, clean and affordable energy.[1]

ENSG is chaired by Ofgem (which regulates the electricity and gas markets in the UK) and the UK government's Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). It is made up of energy companies and government departments relating to energy networks. The stated aim is to 'support government in meeting the long-term energy challenges of tackling climate change and ensuring secure, clean and affordable energy.'[2]

It was formed in 2003,[3] and reformed in 2008.[4]

History

The group was formed by the DTI (now BERR)and Ofgem. This is a description of the setting up of the ENSG, taken from its first Annual Report in 2005:

"The ENSG is a third generation industry group. In 2000, in response to concerns that there were barriers to the development of generation connected to distribution systems, the DTI and Ofgem established the Embedded Generation Working Group (EGWG). The EGWG brought together the main distributed generation (DG) stakeholders. It reported in January 2001. One of its main recommendations was that Ofgem and the DTI should establish a group to address the barriers to DG that it had identified. This led to the formation of the Distributed Generation Co-ordinating Group (DGCG), in November 2001...

The DGCG’s work progressed against a background of new challenges for networks. Growth of renewable generation in Scotland and the prospect of large renewable generation plants (in particular offshore windfarms) posed new challenges for transmission operators. Initially a Transmission Issues Working Group (TIWG) made a start on this work. However, in the second half of 2004 the DTI decided that the work of these two groups should be brought together under a higher level group to which both would report... The ENSG’s establishment was the result...The case for establishing the ENSG is that both the transmission and distribution networks are fundamental enablers for the development of the low-carbon generation base sought by the Government." [5]

Current activities

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There have been two high profile reports:

  • A Smart Grid Routemap[6]
  • A Vision for 2020[7]

Affiliations

People

2006 Members

In 2006 the members of the old ENSG were:

2008 Members

In 2008 the reconstituted members of the ENSG were:

  • Steve Smith former Joint Chair OfgemManaging Director of Networks (at the time he was Joint Chair of ENSG)

Funding

Clients

Publications, Contact, Resources and Notes

Publications

Contact

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Phone:
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Website:

Resources

Notes

  1. The ENSG Home Page, ENSG website, accessed 25 October 2009
  2. ENSG, "ENSG homepage", ENSG homepage. Accessed 26/03/09
  3. The ENSG Home Page, ENSG website, accessed 15 Feb 2010
  4. Reconstituted Electricity Networks Strategy Group, ENSG website, accessed 15 Feb 2010
  5. , "Annual Report 2005", Electricity Networks Strategy Group, accessed 18 March 2010
  6. "A Smart Grid Routemap Electricity Networks Strategy Group (ENSG)", ENSG website, accessed 18 March 2010
  7. "A Vision for 2020 Electricity Networks Strategy Group (ENSG)", ENSG website, accessed 18 March 2010
  8. ENSG website, archive ENSG Annual Report 2006 Accessed 25/02/10
  9. Electricity Networks Strategy Group website Reconstituted Electricity Networks Strategy Group, Membership Accessed 25/02/10