(C-EU0.7) Which part of the electric utilities value chain does your organization operate in? Select all that apply.
Change from last year
No change
Rationale
CDP aims to deliver a more focused questionnaire for organizations that operate in the electric utilities value chain. Answers given here allow investors and data users to more accurately compare responses across organizations and industries.
Response options
Select all that apply from the following options:
Electric utilities value chain
- Electricity generation
- Transmission
- Distribution
Other divisions
- Gas storage, transmission and distribution
- Smart grids / demand response
- Battery storage
- Microgrids
- Coal mining
- Gas extraction and production
Requested content
General
- Select all aspects of the electric utilities value chain and other divisions that your organization operates in.
Explanation of terms
- Distribution: The delivery of electricity to retail customers (including homes, businesses, etc.). Distribution (low voltage) is the lower-voltage electrical distribution of power from distribution substations to final customer, usually below 35kV. In contrast to the transmission system, the distribution system usually is radial, meaning that there is only one path from the distribution substation to a given consumer.
- Transmission: The movement or transfer of electricity over an interconnected group of lines and associated equipment between points of supply and points at which it is transformed for delivery to consumers or is delivered to other electric systems. Transmission (high voltage) relates to transmitting electric power from generation plants in high-voltage (e.g. 230 kilovolts [kV] up to 765 kV) to distribution substations. The transmission system is configured as a network, meaning that power has multiple paths to follow from the generator to the distribution substation.
