The scope of NeRDA 2 is based on users and stakeholder feedback from the NeRDA project, NIA_SSEN_0050. In the original project, it was found that Application Process Interfaces (APIs) are the best mechanism to provide near real-time network data for both High Voltage (HV) and Low Voltage (LV) sites. The original project was limited in the geographical areas that the data was provided for, and the NeRDA 2 project will expand the geographical scope to engage with more stakeholders and understand the value in sharing this data. As well as providing real-time data, NeRDA 2 will provide static data sets through the API, such as capacity and network configuration. This is in response to stakeholder feedback that this will unlock more value from the data. In addition, improvements will be made to the dashboard to make it easier for users to interact with the real-time data and improve their understanding of the level of granularity that they can receive from the NeRDA portal. This will allow the project to assess and understand the value that can be unlocked by stakeholders from accessing the data provided.
The project’s high-level objectives are to provide near real-time network and load model data for both SSEN licence areas sharing all HV and LV network data that is available. Alongside this real-time data, the project will improve the APIs to provide users with static data around network configuration and capacity data. Improvements will also be made to the NeRDA dashboards to allow users to easily interact with the network data and understand the different levels of data that are available to them.
Significant improvements have been made to the load speed of data in the NeRDA 2 project. The infrastructure to accommodate over 4,000 LV monitoring device data has been built and tested. Wireframes to improve the user experience of the dashboard have been designed which will give users greater access to static network configuration data and demonstrate the granularity of data available in the NeRDA platform.
£495,000
August 2023 – February 2025
Fraser Macintyre
