The increased demand and use of renewable energy resources have made monitoring a priority at all levels – not just high and medium voltage. Matching the ever-increasing demands on the LV network is not optional – but the vast scale of the LV grid means that the potential financial burden would be exponential without innovative, cost-effective approaches that can both minimise carbon emissions and disruption to consumers.

We examine the progress to date, how we got here, and what we need to do next to keep our LV network working.