Graduate Q&A: Decarbonising our energy system

Who are you, what is your job role and what do you do?

I’m Haulwen Goldie-Jones, and I am a Strategic Development Engineer at SSEN Distribution. I work in the Whole System team, and we look at the long-term strategic planning of our Distribution electricity network out to 2050 with a whole-system approach. 

This means we work with groups and others in the energy sector to look at the energy needs of our area. As a team we work across the two licence areas operated by SSEN, one being in central southern England and the other being in the north of Scotland – this means that I’m involved in work across two diverse networks.

Can you tell us about any current projects that you’re working on?

My team is currently working on creating the Strategic Development Plans which provide a high-level view of forecast system needs on our network out to 2050 in line with Distribution Future Energy Scenarios (DFES), which are studies which predict demand.