Stadtwerke Heidelberg Netze are actively driving forward the digitalization of their grid infrastructure. One of the key steps towards that goal is gradually equipping 60 secondary substations with metering systems.
In order to understand which stations from the entire asset pool would benefit most from this measure, the operator set out to provide a previously unavailable degree of transparency on the low-voltage level. For this purpose, Stadtwerke Heidelberg Netze wanted to identify overloaded feeders or congestions down to the individual grid area, for both the current state and predicted load situations.
In the case study, you’ll learn:
- Which local data sources were combined to build realistic household-level scenarios for PV, e-mobility and heat pumps across different years
- What IGP modules Stadtwerke Heidelberg Netze used to evaluate current and future LV loads efficiently
- How the grid operator reduced the runtime of each grid simulation to under 15 minutes
- How many grid participants were included in sample simulations, delivering detailed insights on grid utilization at the station level
