EirGrid TSO Stakeholder Engagement 2018 28 May 2019 WAYNE LAST - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

EirGrid – TSO Stakeholder Engagement 2018 28 May 2019

WAYNE LAST EirGrid – TSO Stakeholder Engagement 2018 28 May 2019

Agenda • Introductions – senior leadership team • TSO engagement strategy 2018 – Customers & connections – Industry engagement – Public & impacted communities engagement • Key themes from consultation • Conclusion & self assessment

Engagement Strategy

Who are our stakeholders? Europe Media & Public Policy opinion Makers formers Political Representative Local & bodies Consultation National & Engagement Demand & Communities Generation Customers Regulatory Landowners Authority

Customers & Connections

Implementing Engagement Strategy: Six Steps Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 What’s the best How do we identify What technologies the future needs of can meet those option and what area the electricity grid? needs? may be affected? Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Where exactly The planning Construction and should we build? process energisation

What’s different? • Structured approach: • Social impact from concept to assessment energisation • Scenario planning • Early engagement • Community benefits • Transparent • Liaison officers decision-making

Celtic Inteconnector Project • 10 open days • Accepting feedback online by post, email and phone. • Approximately 200 responses to date. • Overall acceptance of project benefits.

Intel • 2 open days • 2 project brochures published • 2 radio campaigns • 2 ALOs full time in study area • 50 landowners engaged • 17 environmental stakeholders engaged

Results from landowners & communities • Increased transparency • Unrestricted access to land for surveys – 100% for Intel • Enhanced trust where new approach is sustained • Increased acceptance and an improved overall solution

Industry Engagement Tomorrow’s Energy DS3 System Grid Connection Scenarios Services European Engagement & DSO / TSO Outage Planning Sysflex /ENTSOE

Tomorrow’s Energy Scenarios Engagement Aim Implementation Impacts

DS3 System Services Engagement Aim Implementation Impacts

Public & Community Engagement

Public & Community Engagement Awareness & Data Centre Intel Project Education Forums Education & Local Liaison Plain English Inclusion Programme

Awareness & Education Brand Trust 2014-19 Brand Awareness 2014-19 The public are twice as likely to trust 16% 39% 43% 64% us if they understand what we do.

Local Liaison & Plain English

Consultation Feedback • Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI) welcomed focus on engagement with communities near planned infrastructure projects • Bord Gais Energy (BGE) indicated very positive engagement experience with the TSO in 2018 • TEL (Tynagh Energy Limited) response supported the feedback from EAI

Consultation Feedback • Importance of taking positive learnings from landowner and community engagement into industry engagement • Desire to see a more holistic overall stakeholder strategy • Helpful suggestions with regard to notifications of consultations and structuring of our website.

How have we performed? Landowner and Policy Connected Community Consumer Industry Europe Makers Parties Stakeholder 9 7 5 7 8 7 Engagement Strategy Channels 9 7 6 7 7 7 and Initiatives 9 7 7 7 9 7 Positive Impacts

Thank you & Questions