Trials with Domestic Customers
About our Trials
More than 13,000 GB electricity customers took part in the Customer-Led Network Revolution project. The vast majority were British Gas residential customers, many of whom had low carbon technlogies like solar panels, heat pumps and electric vehicles. We also studied smart meter data from thousands of domestic customers, collecting valuable data on current and emerging customer load and generation profiles and used this to make recommendations to update industry network planning standards.
Solar PV
Monitoring load and generation profiles of customers with solar PV and assessing the value of automated schemes.
Electric Vehicles
Studying the charging behaviour and patterns of electric vehicle users to generate important new learning
Heat Pumps
Monitoring the profiles of domestic heat pumps and trialling direct control using innovative 'smart' technology.
Micro-CHP
Monitoring the load and generation profiles of micro-CHP units installed in domestic residences.
Smart Appliances
Trialling restricted hours and direct control propositions through the use of 'smart' appliances in customers homes.
Time of Use Tariffs
Assessing whether domestic customers can be encouraged or incentivised to be more flexible with their electricity usage.
General Load Customers
Studying the load profiles of thousands of GB electricity customers to generate important new learning on current, emerging and future load patterns.
