Project

Grid expansion: Scenarios for WWZ’s Target Grid Planning

Determined to develop its power grid to meet future demand, the Zug-based WWZ power company drafted a new grid plan in 2022. To support WWZ's efforts, we developed demand scenarios to test the technical and operational requirements of various grid models. The scenarios show how a strong electrification of the heating and mobility sectors along with a massive expansion of photovoltaics will affect WWZ’s distribution grid. Granular load profiles make it possible to identify bottlenecks in the grid capacity.

Our services

Developing specific scenarios for the WWZ service area
Integrating the relevant data into the existing grid topography and calibrating to existing load profiles
Modeling the energy demand of the general electricity, heat, electromobility and expansion of photovoltaics sectors in two scenarios, each in 2030 and 2045
Providing load profile curves in spatial aggregation by household, transformer and substation
Supplying data for integration into the grid planning system Neplan10 (.xml)

Picture Credits: unsplash.com, Alvin Lim

Contact persons

Silvan Rosser

silvan.rosser@ebp.ch
Michele Chamberlin

michele.chamberlin@ebp.ch
Lukas Lanz

lukas.lanz@ebp.ch