Access the LAEP+ platform and a comprehensive library of datasets supporting energy, transport, and place-based planning. Analyse networks, understand demand, and identify opportunities to plan, prioritise, and deliver projects with confidence.
The award winning digital twin to plan region-wide energy transitions and net-zero projects
Choose from a selection of datasets to identify suitable locations for renewable energy projects and the deployment of low carbon technologies
Category
Transport & Mobility
Transport & Mobility
Transport & Mobility
Transport & Mobility
Transport & Mobility
Energy Demand
Energy Demand
Utility Networks
Utility Networks
Utility Networks
Utility Networks
Low Carbon Technologies and Retrofits
Low Carbon Technologies and Retrofits
Low Carbon Technologies and Retrofits
Low Carbon Technologies and Retrofits
Low Carbon Technologies and Retrofits
Low Carbon Technologies and Retrofits
Low Carbon Technologies and Retrofits
Low Carbon Technologies and Retrofits
Low Carbon Technologies and Retrofits
LAEP+ is a cloud based net zero planning tool developed to streamline Local Area Energy Planning and accelerate the deployment of low carbon technologies. LAEP+ uses digital twins to plan region-wide energy transitions by providing local authorities, DNOs, and consultants with granular heat, building, transport and energy data alongside net zero modelling tools to support informed decision making.
LAEP+ is currently being used by over 300 Local Authorities across the UK to manage Local Area Energy Plans, respond to grants, and identify and triage sites suitable for low carbon technologies such as heat pumps and electric vehicle charge points.
LAEP is an acronym for Local Area Energy Planning or a Local Area Energy Plan. LAEPs are strategic plans to decarbonise the energy system and building stock in a local area over a given timeframe.
LAEP+ is a web-based software tool that allows local authorities, consultants and energy networks to create and assess decarbonisation plans from one off projects to full scale local area energy plans in one tool.
Advanced Infrastructure (AI) operates a dynamic nationwide building and energy network digital twin that provides the starting point for LAEP analysis. The digital twin uses multiple data providers to cross-validate and eliminate errors and uncertainties in building attributes such as age, energy performance, potential for retrofit technologies and envelope. Our data partners include HMLR, Ordnance Survey, Verisk Insurance, Open Street map, and inferred data from satellite imagery These are validated against surveyed data.
Data on energy demand and supply assets are sourced and cleaned from a wide variety of industry sources which are regularly updated. Publicly available sources are supplemented with granular data from local stakeholders (such as local authorities, DNOs, large industry etc). These are validated against metered data at substation and LSOA level.
All datasets undergo a QA process before use in modelling to detect bias and errors. We comply with the Data Management Association UK (DAMA-UK) 6 dimension and where relevant the Quality Assurance Framework of the European Statistical System. Data sources are identified and validated to ensure they're trustworthy. During the ingestion phase, data is cleansed to remove inconsistencies, duplicates, and inaccuracies.
Users can upload their own data up to a total of 3GB. Datasets can be ingested as a single file or bulk upload.geoJSON, GPKG, ESRI shape and CSV formats accepted. There are several open source, free-to-use tools available to help transform datasets into the required formats.
User uploaded datasets can be kept private to the uploader or shared with other users in your organisation.
LAEP+ and the supporting heat, energy, transport and building datasets are available UK wide.
LAEP+ is designed to empower users without technical skills to use sophisticated models and data without specialist knowledge. To support best use of the platform, users have access to regular training sessions (package dependent), live chat support (Mon-Fri) and a comprehensive self-service knowledgebase of videos, tutorials and guides.
Our goal is to empower users to build sophisticated plans without the need for expensive consultancy.