"A truly smart
energy system will
only be reached through a
whole system approach which
recognises the vital role of the
gas networks, alongside the
electricity networks."
NETWORK /
3
/ SEPTEMBER 2017
T H E
G R I D
SEPTEMBER
"The natural
advancement would
be that we have
an operating base,
and drones have
interoperability with
manned aircraft and
unmanned aircraft,
and are equipped
with AI."
JOHN WOOD, CHIEF OPERATIONS
OFFICER, TEXO, ON FUTURE
DRONE INSPECTION OF ASSETS
DAVID SMITH,
ENA, PAGE 9
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22%
The percentage of FTSE
100 companies that have
implemented innovation
measurement processes.
THE ENERGY INNOVATION
CENTRE, PAGE 22
Two
million
The number of
homes in fuel
poverty in England
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Managing
new assets
"It is not only
the customer
that can
make use of
automation
and more
intelligent
decisions
– the big
distribution
system can as
well."
JOHN CHILTERN, DIRECTOR,
CHILTERN POWER, PAGE 14
550MW
The amount of energy
storage due to come on
to the system by 2020
80%
Percentage of people
with smart meters
who have taken at
least one step to
reduce energy use
