SIMULATE
06:00 — Jan
🌾 GEOP EVENTS
[06:00] Solar PV: 3.4 MW on DCS + farm sheds — irradiance 680 W/m² | [07:00] Cold Store DCS: temp shifted -17.2°C (↑0.8°C) matching low spot price £0.08/kWh — SAVING £42/hr | [08:30] 4 EV HGVs arriving Bruce Farms — pea harvest loading, ETA 09:15 | [09:00] Freeze Dryer batch shift to solar window — demand 380 kW aligned, saving £24 | [10:00] BESS arbitrage: buying 2.4 MWh @ £0.06/kWh for 16:00–20:00 peak avoidance | [11:00] Alyth Energy Hub: SSEN 400kV grid export 8.2 MW at £0.22/kWh — revenue £1,804/hr | [12:00] TNUoS alert: £634/day standing charge — private wire saves 100% of this when Alyth hub live | [13:00] Borehole pump electrified: 85 kW irrigation east field — solar powered, zero diesel | [14:00] 7 EV HGVs loaded at DCS — berries -18°C verified, departing Dundee | [15:00] Cold Store pre-cool opportunity: spot price forecast -£0.02/kWh 15:30 — dropping to -19°C for thermal storage | [16:00] GEOP dispatch: shed 2.1 MW freeze drying load to avoid peak — saving £620 | [17:00] Weather: wind rising 14m/s — wind turbine (Phase 3) projected 4.1 MW overnight | [18:00] HGV settlement: 12 EV movements today — 0 kg CO₂, 6.8 tonne diesel equivalent saved | [19:00] Solar ramping down — BESS discharge begins at 1.8 MW to serve cold store overnight
Solar Generation
3.4 MW
DCS roof + farm sheds
▲ £0.10/kWh saved
Grid Offtake
-8.2 MW
SSEN Alyth export
▲ £0.22/kWh
DCS Temp
-17.2°C
Optimised setpoint
▲ £42/hr saving
Energy Saving
22.4%
vs baseline today
▲ Target 20–30%
EV HGVs Active
12
loading / transit
4 arriving, 8 loaded
Crop Status
Peas
Peak harvest season
▲ High yield forecast
TNUoS/day
£868
2026/27 escalated
▼ +106% vs 2025
Daily P&L
£4,840
Energy + logistics
▲ Net vs diesel+grid
Energy Sources — Bruce Farms + Alyth Energy Hub
24h
SSEN 400kV Adjacent
Generation & Spot Price Profile
DCS Cold Store — AI Temperature Optimisation
-18°C → -17°C strategy
-20-18-16-14-12
SETPOINT-17.2°C
ACTUAL TEMP-17.4°C
COMPRESSOR kW847 kW
THERMAL INERTIA2.8 hrs
SAVING vs -18°C£42/hr
SPOT PRICE£0.08/kWh
-20°C (safe)-18°C (baseline)-16°C (limit)
Energy Reduction
12%
Pre-cool Window
2.8 hrs
Solar PV Match
74%
Solar PV on DCS Warehousing
Roof area: 4,200 m²
Capacity: 630 kWp
Output now: 381 kW
Behind-meter: 100%
TNUoS Standing Charge Escalation
ENGIE HV4 Site
Private wire from Alyth Energy Hub → DCS eliminates TNUoS on all self-generated kWh. At £634/day HV4 by 2026/27, this is worth £231,310/yr in avoided charges alone.
Financial P&L — Energy + Logistics Orchestration
Daily settlement
Predictability Model — Weather × Season × Price
Forecast confidence
Agri-Process Flow — Field to Frozen
Energy at every step
1,840 kW
WEATHER FORECAST — ALYTH
Crop Seasonality × Energy × Revenue
Annual · Alyth & farms
EV HGV Fleet — Bruce Farms Loading Bay
0 trucks
0 kg CO₂
ARRIVING →
← DEPARTING
LOADING BAY
EV HGV Fleet — DCS Dundee Cold Stores
0 trucks
Reefer verified -18°C
ARRIVING →
← DEPARTING
COLD DISPATCH
Phased Transformation Roadmap
3-phase programme
Revenue & Cost Reduction Summary
Annual value potential
| Value Stream | Phase | Priority | Annual £ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Store AI Optimisation | Ph1 | ★★★★★ | £180–300k |
| Solar PV (Roof + Ground) | Ph1 | ★★★★★ | £200–400k |
| BESS Arbitrage | Ph2 | ★★★★☆ | £150–250k |
| Grid Flexibility (SSEN) | Ph2 | ★★★★☆ | £50–500k |
| TNUoS Private Wire Saving | Ph2 | ★★★★★ | £231k+ |
| Freeze Drying Scheduling | Ph1 | ★★★★☆ | £80–160k |
| EV HGV Logistics | Ph2 | ★★★★★ | £200–600k |
| TOTAL COMBINED POTENTIAL | ★★★★★ | £1.1–2.4M/yr | |
Investment vs Benefit — 3-7yr Horizon
Ph1→Ph3 programme
GEOP Live Alerts & Actions
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