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Critical Friends Panel 6
12 December 2013
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Stakeholder Consultations:
Corporate Social Responsibility and the
Power of Giving
Nazrin Mehdiyeva –
Head of Stakeholder Engagement
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UK Power Networks’ Power of Giving Fund
A community grant scheme
• £100,000 available per year for each
network region for community projects
• Grants up to a value of £10,000
We are interested in projects that:
• Benefit our customers by improving the
local environment
• Help vulnerable or fuel poor customers
• Promote energy efficiency or the use of
renewable energy
• Reduce demand on the electricity network
UK Power Networks’ Power of Giving Fund
Applications received for the first round of
awards
• Of 64 applications received, 49 eligible
• 21 short-listed applications were passed on
to the judging panel
• Panel composed of external and internal
judges
• Convened on 26 November 2013
Total awards - £90,610
5 projects in EPN
3 projects in SPN
2 projects in LPN
Next panel sitting in May 2014. Applications accepted on an on-going basis. For more information, please visit
http://www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/internet/en/community/power-of-giving-scheme/
Today’s Agenda
09:30 – 09:45 Introductions and overview of process
09:45 – 10:00 Vision, Values & Sustainability Policy
10:00 – 10:45 Safety - staff, contractor and public safety
10:45 – 11:00 Key CSR initiatives
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee
11:15 – 12:15 Reducing the environmental impact
12:15 – 12:55 Undergrounding in AONBs and National
Parks
12:55 – 13:00 Closing remarks
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
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UK Power Networks team here today
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Matt Rudling
Director of Customer Services
Murdo Allan
Director of Health, Safety,
Sustainability & Technical Training
Clive Steed
Environment & Sustainability
Manager
Dave Openshaw
Head of Future Networks
Heather Patrick
Environment Adviser Pat Brooks
Head Network Operations East
of England
Welcome from the Chairman
Simon Gray, Chief Executive, East of England Energy Group
and Independent Chairman of EPN Panels
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Vision, Values & Sustainability Policy
Murdo Allan –
Director of Health, Safety, Sustainability & Technical Training
UK Power Networks’ Vision
• Safety
• Employee well-
being and health
• Technical
knowledge and
skills through
training
• Outperform Ofgem
allowances
• Ensuring we deliver
cost efficient
services
• Public safety
• Legal compliance
• Environment
• Meeting stakeholders’
expectations
• Community
involvement
UK Power Networks’ Values
Overview of sustainability policy
Future Proofing
• Assist transition to low carbon economy
• Drive improvement through innovation
• Develop a smarter network
• Engage our stakeholders
Environment
• Comply with environmental legislation
• Reduce business carbon footprint
• Protect environment against pollution
• Encourage resource efficiency
Workforce
• A healthy, inclusive and diverse workforce
• Engage all employees
• Personal development
• A safe place to work
Community
• Support vulnerable customers
• Public safety
• Partner community & charitable organisations
• Employee volunteering scheme
Focus on Safety:
How we are improving staff, contractor and
public safety
Stay Safe Film
Safety highlights
Stay Safe culture change programme launched in
February
3 safety videos delivered
• Silver in International Visual Communication
Awards ‘Best Script’ category
• Bronze in ‘Best Health and Safety
Communications’ category
Towards Zero (employee campaign focusing on
Cardiovascular disease)
• National finalist in BUPA Workwell Award
• Winner of East of England Action on Public
Health award
UK Power Networks - Safety Performance
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Medical Treatment injuries since 2007
Employee
Contractor
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Personal Minor injuries since 2007
Employee
Contractor
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Lost Time Incidents since 2007
Employee
Contractor
• 260 days in 2013
without an
employee LTI
• Since 2010 reduced
Accident Frequency
Rate by 63%
Public Safety – Contractors
• UK Power Networks’
Directors/Senior Managers
hold face to face meetings
with top 10 responsible for
incidents
• Others contacted with a
letter with key safety
information and an offer of
tool box talks
In 2013 we identified companies that repeatedly come into contact
with our network to promote safe working and support them reduce the
number of incidents
Public Safety Safety messages reaching >90,000 customers
Safety communications for high risk sectors, i.e.
scaffolding & construction, and leisure activities
Schools / young people – In 2013 >239,000
reached via events and Powerup! website
Attended 10 large community events, i.e. County
Shows and given many tool box talks/safety talks
Short safety films planned for 2014
Initiatives with emergency services and the
traveller community
Questions
1. How else can UK Power Networks address the issue of safety?
2. Should UK Power Networks benchmark its safety performance against other utilities?
3. What is your perception of how embedded safety is in UK Power Networks?
Key CSR initiatives
Clive Steed –
Environment & Sustainability Manager
Employee Volunteering
• Part of our commitment to be An
Employer of Choice and A Respected
Corporate Citizen
• Each employee allowed two working
days per year to volunteer for a
charity or the local community
• Builds relationships with our local
communities
• Volunteering helps develop employee
skills and fosters team spirit
207 employees have volunteered
1641 hours labour in 2013
Some of our 2013 work parties
RSPCA centre Leybourne, Kent Blindley Heath Common, Surrey
West Stow Country Park, Suffolk Tewin Orchard, Herts Runfold Wood, Surrey
Roydon Common, Norfolk
Wildlife Trust Partnership
The partnership was a finalist in the 2012 Utility Industry Achievement awards in
the Environment Award category
• Nine Wildlife Trusts in UK
Power Networks area
• 3 work parties each year
• Local employee champions in
the Wildlife Trust areas
• Financial and practical
support provided to the Trusts
• We utilise the Trusts’ expertise to feed into our habitat management
plans
Habitat Management
15 substations in
EPN have Habitat
Management
Plans
Developed in
collaboration with
Wildlife Trusts
Support biodiversity
by maintaining
natural habitat
areas for wildlife
Complement
existing
stewardship
schemes
Buffer zones
where wildlife is
seldom disturbed
Acid grassland,
woodland, native
hedgerows,
undisturbed
grassland and
ponds
Vegetation Management
Hedges cut in
rotation to retain
shelter & food for
birds over winter
Food and nesting
opportunities for
birds
Nectar for bees and
other pollinators
Mowing timed to allow
wildflowers to seed
Pond managed to
maintain favourable
conditions for Great
Crested Newts to
breed
Log piles and
compost heaps
created to provide
shelter and food
for invertebrates
and reptiles
• New species recorded in 2012/13 include:
• Lesser Calamint (nationally scarce)
• Spring Speedwell (nationally rare)
• Adders Tongue
• Southern Marsh Orchid
• Twayblade Orchid
• Pond and surrounding habitat rated ‘Excellent’
for Great Crested Newts
Successes
Questions
1. Does UK Power currently meet your expectations as a
Responsible Corporate Citizen?
2. Where can we improve?
3. How can UK Power Networks increase the amount of volunteering opportunities that are available to its staff?
4. Should we increase the numbers of sites where we have Habitat Management Plans?
Reducing the environmental impact of our
operations
Business Carbon Footprint Our target is to achieve an annual 2% reduction in Carbon emissions ~
1,509.8 tCO2e
6,092.1
22,579.4
29,533.5
5,060.9 2,647.0
9,577.2 75,490.2
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20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
Offices & Depots Substations Operational Transport Business Transport SF6 loss Standby Generators Total Business CarbonFootprint
tco
2e
Source of emissions
8.1%
29.9%
39.1%
6.7% 3.5%
12.7%
Chart shows carbon emissions and % attributed to total figure
Business Carbon Footprint 2012/13 3 DNO - Regulated only
Business Carbon Footprint
Revising building management systems
Installing more energy efficient air conditioning
Voltage optimisation
Condensing boilers
Double glazing
Energy efficiency audits of our main buildings
Reduction in Carbon emissions – Major Offices
Change in procurement policy from vehicles with emissions of 154g/km to
115g/km
Introduction of a plug-in hybrid in the range
Moving the commercial
fleet to EVO-v technology
Companywide low
carbon cash allowance introduced in lieu of a
company car
Reduction in Carbon emissions – Transport
Waste management • Recycling initiatives reduced
streetworks waste sent to landfill
from 80% in 2006 to below 3%,
achieved by:
• Development of processing
facility in Silvertown
• Working with Local Authorities
• Sharing information with
recycling agents
• Using new technology for
discharging water pumped from
excavations
• Refurbishing redundant electrical
equipment
Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6)
• We currently have 89,325kgs of SF6 on our network • This is anticipated to increase to 122,731 kgs by 2023 • SF6 leakage will go down from over 0.2% to 0.17%
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2009/10 2010/11 2011/12
SF6 leakage in kgs per annum
Environmental risk & remediation
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Breakdown of Environmental Incidents
EnvironmentHazardsNear MissesOtherProperty DamageQuality DefectThird Party Work
Aims Rating YTD Target
Very Serious Incident 0 <8
Serious Incident 2 <8
Incident 8 N/A
Not Classified 579 N/A
Environmental risk & remediation
• Ensure compliance with all environmental legislation
• Assess pollution potential of our sites
• Apply new polymer-membrane technology for bunding oil filled equipment
• Training across the business in environmental and sustainability issues
Questions
1. Is UK Power Networks doing enough to reduce its carbon emissions in its offices and in its transport?
2. Is UK Power Networks going far enough when addressing its environmental impact?
Our Sustainability Report 2012/13 will be published soon – if you would like a copy sent to you please contact sustainabilityreporting@ukpowernetworks.co.uk
Undergrounding in Areas of Outstanding
Natural Beauty and National Parks
Clive Morrison –
Distribution Planning Manager
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Locations of undergrounding projects - EPN
Key
Langham
Tendering Hall
Ewarton
Chillesford
Little Missenden
Dersingham Bog
Sutton Hoo
Brett Valley
Barsham Marshes
Sutton Common
Felbrigg
Shingle Street
Flatford
Project Locations
In EPN between 2010 and 2015 a maximum of £5.6m can be allocated to
projects. All of this has been committed. So far 18.9km has been
undergrounded at a cost of £2.5m and in 2014 there will be a further 21km
RIIO-ED1 Targets – EPN
EPN Customers
3.5m
EPN Overhead
Lines
1,800km
£9.7m to invest -
equivalent of 96km HV
overhead line replaced
• Funding from Ofgem increased to £103.6m for all DNOs for the
RIIO-ED1 period
• Level of funding for network region based on the number of customers and length of overhead lines in AONB & National Parks
Process for selecting proposed projects
Projects proposed following AONB /
National Parks consultations with local
community
Assessment of proposed projects by UK Power
Networks and the Steering Group
Community Consultation Steering Groups Final
Approval
Successful projects handed to UK Power
Networks for completion
UK Power Networks role in the process
UK Power Networks’ role is to provide technical support and has no vote in the Steering Group’s decisions
Steering Group Membership
Chair – Natural England
Photos of completed schemes Tendring Park Shotley
Any Questions?
1. What is your view on the schemes that have been completed?
2. What impact do you think they had on local communities?
3. Do you think UK Power Networks is right in aiming to deliver its full allowance on Undergrounding Schemes?
Join us again:
• Next Critical Friends Panel in February
Next steps
Before we finish
• Complete your feedback form
• Send us additional thoughts
• Invite a colleague to a session
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