NIA SSEN 0036: Social Constrained Managed Zones (CMZs)

Key activities

This project was initiated to test the appetite for small scale community led initiatives to participate in electrical constraint managed zones (CMZs), with the goal of influencing the area’s electrical usage profile, potentially increasing the viability of local community renewable projects which will help progress towards net zero.

Expected outcomes

The project’s aim was to reduce the barriers to participation in the CMZ process for smaller community groups by producing documentation that will aid their understanding of the process and requirements of the Social CMZ process. It also provided direct support to interested community groups in the two selected areas, through seed funding and/or consultant support.