Cara has been a valuable member of Electricity North West since 2008. In her role, Cara is responsible for overseeing the network capacity investment programme, regional flexible services, and Distribution System Operation processes. With her extensive knowledge and expertise in the field, she plays a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and efficient transition to Distribution System Operation.
Cara is driven by a strong commitment to delivering exceptional performance that exceeds stakeholders' expectations. Her primary focus is to understand the wants and needs of stakeholders and align them with the company's objectives. By doing so, she aims to improve business processes and enhance the visibility of data, enabling Electricity North West to make informed decisions and optimise its operations.
Capacity Strategy Lead manager
DSO Compliance & Reporting Manager
Head of customer engagement
The purpose of the DSO Incentive is to drive licensees to more efficiently develop and use their network, taking into account flexible alternatives to network reinforcement.
Our Performance Panel Submission reports on the actions we are taking to deliver a just Net Zero transition, through a commitment to customer value-led innovation, responsiveness, and precision. Here you will find current and previous versions of Electricity North West's annual DSO Performance Panel Submission.
In collaboration with Northern Powergrid and WSP this report investigates regional differences in using flexibility services for the electricity grid in Great Britain. Understanding these differences is crucial before creating new national plans, to ensure everyone can benefit.
While efforts have been made to increase flexibility service use across the country, there's a persistent lag in northern England. The report examines if there are additional barriers specific to certain regions and highlights the importance of coordinated regional approaches for overcoming these challenges.
Optimising distribution with automation, flexibility, and informed decisions
Our electric vehicle strategy sets out the actions we will take to lead and support our customers and wider stakeholders on our journey to decarbonise the region’s transport.
With the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the UK’s roads is likely to rise to more than 35 million by 2050, with over three million of these predicted to be within the North West.
As the region’s network operator, it’s our responsibility to plan for the future needs of our customers and stakeholders and prepare the electricity network for the rapid uptake of EVs and associated charging infrastructure needed to support this.
Our EV strategy focuses on five key principles and sets out the actions we will take to facilitate the transition to EVs and make the North West a cleaner, greener place to live and work.
While developing our strategy, we have considered and incorporated the customer and stakeholder feedback we have received to date. If you have any further comment on our strategy, please contact us.
Through collaborative efforts with key stakeholders, Electricity North West is proud to present this Collaboration Plan. It focuses on enhancing transparency, data sharing, and user-centric approaches, all aimed at supporting the development of local and regional net zero strategies.
In 2017 we published an evidence paper ‘The vital role for distribution system operators’ which sets out the challenges and opportunities with the UK’s transition to a smart flexible energy system.
This was followed by a one day interactive stakeholder event ‘Shaping the future of your energy network’ in collaboration with Carbon Co-op where we asked our stakeholders to help us shape our thinking and plans regarding the future of the energy system. The presentations from this event can be found below.
In 2018 we published 'Transitioning to a distribution system operator - a collaborative approach' which describes our vision of how Electricity North West can support North West people, businesses and energy producers in meeting the challenge of de-carbonising energy.