Cadent and SGN

Who are Cadent and SGN? 

Cadent and SGN are both Gas Distribution Networks (GDNs), supplying gas to 16.9 million homes between them across the UK.

They manage and maintain the pipes that keep the gas flowing to our homes and businesses and are committed to delivering a safe, efficient, and sustainable gas supply while transitioning towards low carbon energy solutions. 

The Local Authority Common Ask

UK Power Networks, Cadent, and SGN all collaborate with local authorities to support their Local Area Energy Plans (LAEPs) or Climate Action Plans.

They use the outputs of the LAEPs to inform network planning decisions and investments.

At UK Power Networks DSO, we recognised the challenge local authorities face in reporting forecasts separately to each network. This presented an opportunity to collaborate with industry peers across different energy vectors to reduce the reporting burden on local authorities.

As a result, we worked together with Cadent and SGN to create the Local Authority Common Ask template. This template expands on our Data Dictionary by incorporating forecasts that will be utilised by the GDNs. This new template only needs to be filled out once by the local authority and shared with their local GDN and UK Power Networks DSO.