(C-EU8.4) Does your electric utility organization have a transmission and distribution business?
Change from last year
No change
Rationale
Transmission and distribution companies play an important role in enabling the transition to low-carbon electricity systems. Transmission and distribution systems also have significant energy losses. Therefore, data users are interested in what transmission and distribution companies are doing to reduce their own carbon footprint (energy losses) and the carbon footprint of the grids they operate (grid decarbonization).
Response options
Select one of the following options:
- Yes
- No
Requested content
General
- Select "Yes" if your organization has a transmission and/or distribution business.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
