Effective DSO Management — Avoiding €75k Generator Hire

A 25-day DSO outage (in three blocks) was scheduled for a nearby asset connection. With no back-feed planned, the wind farm would need generators to maintain house loads.

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Challenge

Keep the wind farm energised without generation during a prolonged outage, avoid costly generator hire, and align with DSO safety/operational constraints.

Solution

Negotiated a reduced outage period and an innovative “tail-feed” arrangement with the DSO.
Implemented engineering controls to prevent export while supplying sufficient power for substation/turbine house loads.
Coordinated DSO to bring forward routine station maintenance to maximise outage value.