Assessment of Utility Capacity in Northamptonshire

Description

Northamptonshire has one of the fastest growing populations in the country, and as such needs to provide sufficient housing and jobs to meet this need. Our Strategic Economic Plan outlines our ambition to create an additional 37,000 new homes and 32,500 new jobs by 2021. This growth in both housing and jobs needs to be sustainable with supporting infrastructure to accommodate growth.

As part of planning for the anticipated growth we want to ensure that the energy and water supply meets the additional growth in demand that will come as a result of the housing and employment growth.

NEP is therefore commissioning an analysis of current utility supply and demand to identify any existing constraints, and understand if the networks can accommodate additional demand when it increases in line with planned growth.

In addition we would also like to understand the capacity of the existing network to absorb the anticipated growth in renewable energy.

The desired outcome of the study would be to help inform any potential blockages and constraints and help partners to prioritise any future investments.

To request a copy of the detailed tender brief or for further information on the application process, please contact: Stacey.wylie@northamptonshireep.co.uk

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