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What can a substation profile tell you about an investment?

A project does not operate in isolation. Its grid location connects financial returns with physical risks, essential services and the people who depend on reliable power.

Updated 16 October 2026 · Investment & resilience

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Coverage across all OECD countries.

Full capability is live for Italy; other countries upon request. Local data, asset type and reporting scope are confirmed for each engagement.

One location. Six layers of decision evidence.

SSI-ENN combines a digital twin of the electricity grid with climate, socioeconomic and resilience context. A configured software analysis adds project data, with local verification supplied by the customer’s specialists.

01

Grid & asset context

Substation identity, voltage, location, asset records and network context.

Where does the project connect, and what must be confirmed about capacity and constraints?

Recorded data; availability varies by country and source.

02

Climate & physical exposure

Heat, flood, wildfire, seismic and other environmental exposure, with historical and scenario information.

Which hazards deserve engineering review, protection or a different location?

Source data plus modelled exposure; resolution and date matter.

03

Essential services

Hospitals, water facilities, telecom sites and transport in the screening area.

Which potential dependencies could change backup, flexibility or recovery choices?

Mapped proximity is not proof of electrical supply or service dependency.

04

Social & economic context

Population, energy poverty, local economic exposure and resources relevant to recovery.

Who could be affected, and where might protection or resilience investment matter most?

Geographic statistics and screening indicators, not individual household data.

05

Asset & investment scenarios

Project costs, revenues and operating assumptions connected to the grid-location context.

Does the investment still work under delay, lower revenue or additional protection costs?

Requires project inputs. Owner cash flow, grid value and societal value are kept separate.

06

ESG & decision evidence

Relevant climate, social, infrastructure and transition indicators, with sources, assumptions and missing data.

What supports an investment memo, operating-asset review or applicable reporting disclosure?

Disclosure support is scoped to the asset and jurisdiction; it is not certification.

Illustrative area · no real site shown
Heat & droughtFlood & physical hazardsGrid interruption
Substation & networkLocation, network context and exposure
Your energy assetBESS · renewables · data centre
Possible service dependencies to verify
Hospitals & careBackup power, cooling and water
Water & wastewaterPumping, treatment and reserves
TelecommunicationsSite endurance and control links
Transport & local economyAccess, logistics and continuity
What changes for the investment?Availability · recovery cost · safeguards · community continuity
Illustrative relationships between an asset and nearby services. Actual supply links, backup and recovery limits require local verification.

Worked example · illustrative, anonymised

Node A: should this BESS project proceed to due diligence?

An investor is comparing a proposed BESS location and an alternative site. The example shows the questions a profile can connect; it does not describe a completed customer engagement.

1

Source-backed context

The screening area contains energy infrastructure and essential services. Source, date and geographic resolution travel with the record.

2

Modelled scenario

Test a power interruption during a heat event: could cooling or water dependencies reduce asset availability or flexibility?

3

Evidence to obtain

Confirm the actual supply path, connection conditions, hospital and water backup arrangements, and feasible recovery measures with the responsible parties.

Decision support

Compare before committing capital.

  • Current site with the proposed operating case.
  • The same site with a reserve, control or protection requirement.
  • An alternative site with a different cost and connection case.

Output: a scenario comparison, its material assumptions and an evidence-gap register for the customer to decide whether to proceed, renegotiate or reject.

The financial model tests the return. The node profile tests the context that could invalidate it.

From information to a usable deliverable

A profile is the starting point. The decision is the product.

Public profiles demonstrate the software approach. A configured analysis combines private project inputs and chosen alternatives in reviewable outputs and a maintained data record. Monitoring can refresh material assumptions and changes across a portfolio.

What you can request

  • A location or substation profile with sources and data gaps.
  • A comparison of sites, assets or operating scenarios.
  • An investment memo and relevant reporting evidence.
  • Updates to the agreed assumptions and risks.

Start with the location and your decision.

Tell us which asset, area or shortlist you are reviewing. We will confirm the available coverage and a useful scope.

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Based on SSI-ENN capabilities and illustrative resilience scenarios, October 2026. Available fields, sources and verification needs are confirmed for each assessment.