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UTILITY WEEK | NOVEMBER 2021 | 29 Customers in association with Siemens services Siemens' Elexon-approved Domestic Half Hourly Data Collection and Aggregation capa- bilities enable energy suppliers to test half- hourly settlement, while advanced settlement analytics, time-of-use pro• lers, and patented neural network capabilities help suppliers gain more value from their interval data. Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI) is shap- ing the market for intelligent, adaptive infra- structure for today and the future. SI provides customers with a comprehensive end-to-end portfolio from a single source – with prod- ucts, systems, solutions and services from the point of power generation all the way to consumption. With an increasingly digitalised ecosystem, it helps customers thrive and communities progress while contributing toward protecting the planet. Report soundbites: "It's a real concern for us that we – as an industry – aren't where we want to be in terms of smart meter rollout. It's important we get this completed ahead of MHHS but with one million EVs forecast to hit UK roads by 2025, that's almost too late." Elizabeth Allkins, head of policy analytics, Ovo Energy "It's about understanding what kind of relationship customers want with energy suppliers – light touch or do they want us to be heavily involved and turning things on and off for them at certain times. It's incumbent on us to understand from our customer base how they want us to support them." Denise Willis, senior manager for industry change, EDF "The real challenge is setting a tariff that's likely to change behaviours and that will vary according to diff erent socioeconomic groups." Mark Meyrick, head of smart grids & PPA, Ecotricity "[MHHS] opens up opportunities for third party businesses to build new operational models to help consumers optimise their energy footprint – their EV charging, their heating, and their whole smart household operation." Rob Saunders, challenge director – energy revolution, Innovate UK "Behaviour change is really tricky unless you give it to people with a price attached." Doug Stewart, CEO, Green Energy "If consumers will not accept a passive device [smart meter], then there will clearly be challenges in getting them to accept that an energy company will control when their EV is charged, or their dishwasher switched on." Dan Hopcro , energy expert, PA Consulting "As a starting point, current data processing infrastructures used by suppliers will need to be able to cope with the increased volume of data as sites are settled half-hourly." Nick Jones, half-hourly settlement lead, Siemens In association with I N S I G H T R E P O R T Bringing energy service innovation to the masses: Are suppliers ready for market wide half hourly settlement? In this report Introduction: The burning platform Why MHHS matters to the energy transition Challenges for suppliers Getting the foundations right Changing the supplier-customer relationship dynamic In association with Download the Half-hourly settlement: Bringing Energy Innovation to the Masses free at: https://utilityweek.co.uk/ half-hourly-settlement-bringing-energy-innovation-to-the- masses/ at organisations like Ovo Energy and EDF, as well as innovation authorities at Innovate UK, the report articulates a gamut of chal- lenges which lie ahead for suppliers as they move towards the MHHS goal. It covers issues from IT and data readiness to consumer engagement and the scope for unintended consequence for vulnerable customers. Notwithstanding these challenges, however, the report delivers a resounding acknowledgement of MHHS as "one of the most signi‚ cant changes to the energy indus- try for decades." Says Denise Willis, senior manager for industry change at EDF: "It's massively changing how our systems work, how much data's going to be generated, and will result in new players, new processes, new systems – but it's an essential part of the future mod- ern energy system that we need, not only to deliver our decarbonisation and net-zero goals but also to deliver the types of products and services that customers will bene‚ t from in the future." Jane Gray, content director Download the report

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