FAQs

Local authorities across the UK are busy developing and delivering plans to help their communities reach net zero.

Further information on some of the work underway and support available to local authorities is available from the following links:

UK100 | Network of highly ambitious local government leaders for cleaner, more powerful communities

Climate change resources | Local Government Association.

The UK's public sector decarbonisation scheme is a plan created by the government to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases produced by public sector organisations. The scheme aims to make government buildings, facilities and operations more environmentally friendly by using cleaner energy sources, improving energy efficiency and reducing overall carbon emissions. By implementing measures such as installing solar panels, using more energy-efficient appliances and adopting sustainable practices, the goal is to lower the impact of these organisations on the environment and combat climate change.  

For more information click here.

The UK's Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund is money set aside by the government to help local areas build and improve the infrastructure needed to support electric vehicle (EV) charging. By providing this funding, the government wants to make it easier and more convenient for people to charge their electric vehicles when they're out and about, encouraging more individuals to switch to cleaner electric vehicles.

LEVI Fund objectives:

• Deliver a step-change in the deployment of local, primarily low power, on-street charging infrastructure across the UK
• Accelerate the commercialisation of, and investment in, the local charging infrastructure sector.

Find out more on the government website.

Find out how we’re releasing capacity and enabling connections here.

Our team can conduct a grid capacity assessment to determine how much renewable energy your estate can handle without overloading the grid. This assessment considers factors like current demand, available infrastructure and potential upgrades needed.

Find out more by visiting our data portal or contact us.

When people talk about the 'grid' they are typically referring to two main parts. Firstly, the 'transmission networks’, which transmit electricity around the UK at high voltages. And secondly, the 'distribution networks', which distribute electricity at lower voltages to the homes and businesses in their areas.

The UK government has committed to fully decarbonise the UK’s power system by 2035. Achieving this goal requires many actions, including adding more capacity to both the transmission networks and the distribution networks, to enable more renewable energy, electric vehicles and heat pumps to be connected.

We are responsible for ensuring that the North West distribution network has the capacity that our customers need. Further information on how we do this is available here.

We provide publicly available data on energy use in all the areas we distribute electricity to. For more information please visit our Open Data Portal.

We have an ongoing programme of innovation projects where we develop and test new ways of meeting the needs of our customers and stakeholders. For more information, or to get in touch with ideas for a new project visit our innovation page.