LAEP+

Local Area Energy Planner Plus

The award winning Net Zero planning tool. Use the digital twin to identify optimum locations to deploy low carbon technologies or plan region-wide energy transitions

The award winning Net Zero planning tool. Use the digital twin to identify optimum locations to deploy low carbon technologies or plan region-wide energy transitions

Accelerate the Deployment of Low Carbon Technologies

Streamline Local Area Energy Planning

Save money and time by reducing manual planning

Create Robust Funding Applications

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Simplify Local Area Energy Planning

Intuitive features of LAEP+ empower users of all backgrounds to model decarbonisation pathways and effortlessly plan net-zero projects
Forecast Network Capacity, Building Retrofits, Heat Networks, and Electric Vehicle Charge Point roll outs all in one platform
Use granular energy, transport & heat data to identify optimum sites for low carbon technology deployment
Create an investable business case with carbon and cost assessments at the click of a button

LAEP+ Features

Visualisation- Cloud based mapping and analysis tool to filter and analyse data in maps, charts, tables and graphs
Modelling-In browser calculations to quickly baseline an area and simulate the impact of different scenarios
Datasets- A repository of add-on datasets covering network capacity, EV charge point potential, PV potential, heat pump potential, heat demand and more

Manage Local Area Energy Planning in One Tool

To support the most granular LAEP outputs for implementable and informed decision making

LAEP+ is compatible with the Energy Systems Catapult's 7 stage Local Area Energy Plan Methodology, supporting best practice LAEP creation as well as project pipelines

Stage 2

Understand the Baseline

Explore, filter and export energy, transport, building, and renewable potential data

Stage 3

Facilitate Stakeholder Engagement

Share Questionnaires, Data Stories and Scenarios with your stakeholders

Stage 4

Model options for the future

Model long term decarbonisation pathways based on your budget & targets

Stage 6

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Turn Plans into Projects

Run feasibility and impact assessments for the deployment of low carbon technologies

Why our clients choose LAEP+

The tool has been a strong asset to our EV team, allowing us to assess and shortlist potential charge point sites based on a number of factors including network capacity, availability of off-street parking and proximity to existing charge points. This is an invaluable step saving time and resources in the implementation process.

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Consultants

Working together with consultants to support local areas achieve net zero

Local Authorities

Accelerating Net Zero innovation to decarbonise local areas

Distribution Network Operators

Predicting future energy system changes to decarbonise local areas

Housing Developers

Identify the suitability of Low Carbon Technologies in Housing Developments

Consultants

Working together with consultants to support local areas achieve net zero

Local Authorities

Accelerating Net Zero innovation to decarbonise local areas

Local Authorities

Accelerating Net Zero innovation to decarbonise local areas

Sectors that use LAEP+

Consultants

Working together with consultants to support local areas achieve net zero

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Local Authorities

Accelerating Net Zero innovation to decarbonise local areas

Find out more

Distribution Network Operators

Predicting future energy system changes to decarbonise local areas

Find out more

Renewable Energy Developers

Accelerating the development of renewable energy projects

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EV Solution Providers

Accelerating the Roll out of EV Charge Points with Geospatial tools and data

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Frequently Asked Questions

LAEP+ aligns with Energy Systems Catapult's 7-stage methodology for Local Area Energy Plans, facilitating the creation of best practice LAEPs and project pipelines.

Stage 1: Preparation
‍This includes determining the geographical area, assessing the policy drivers, identifying resources, appointing a lead organisation for mobilisation and establishing the scope of the LAEP.
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Stage 2: Stakeholder engagement
‍The development of a LAEP involves a collaborative approach, engaging with external stakeholders to effectively integrate and reflect local perspectives within the plan.

Data Stories is a feature of LAEP+ which enables insights from data models to be communicated to stakeholders using online narratives and visualisations. It can be used to put data insights into context for stakeholders and capture valuable feedback. It can also be used to engage with harder-to-reach stakeholders across the local area. Additionally, LAEP+ includes a consultations feature which enables users to survey a wider group of stakeholders through an online poll.

Stage 3: Understanding the current local energy system
‍In order to successfully plan actions in a local area it is necessary to have a good understanding of the current system, its assets, infrastructure, ambitions, and currently committed plans for the future.

LAEP+ operates a dynamic nationwide building and energy network digital twin that provides the starting point for LAEP analysis. Users of LAEP+ can use the map feature to explore, filter and export hundreds of energy, transport, building datasets in order to understand the baseline of a given area.

Stage 4: Modelling Options for the future
‍By considering multiple scenarios, rather than a single scenario, options and choices for how to meet net zero can be considered. The purpose of this stage is to define for each scenario which combination of actions in a local area reaches the carbon target in the most effective way.

The LAEP+ Scenario Modeller feature enables users to create long-term scenarios, which automatically schedules the rollout of selected technologies based on local renewable potential and users’ own input parameters, such as net-zero targets, budget, and local priorities.

Stage 5: Scenario Refinement and Selection
‍Assess and understand the wider impacts of scenarios produced in Stage 4, specifically focusing on factors that are of interest to stakeholders (e.g., impact on fuel poverty).

Stage 6: Actions, Priorities and Decisions
‍Assess the pathway(s) chosen in Stage 5, and categorise their components based around how soon they can be delivered.
The LAEP+ Projects feature provides seamless feasibility assessments of building-level low-carbon deployments. Click and drop assets onto the map, and run an assessment to view carbon saving breakdowns and cost estimations.

Stage 7: Create the Local Area Energy Plan
‍The final stage brings all of the work carried out during the preceding stages into a single document that is the plan to be carried forward for the local area.

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