Baseline Comparison & Quantified Optimisation Results

v1.2.0 – Baseline Comparison and Performance Metrics

Key Updates

• Baseline vs Optimiser Analysis: Introduced a benchmark comparison that highlights the optimiser’s effectiveness against a standard baseline, making performance gains measurable.
• Quantified Savings: Demonstrated reductions in:
  • Energy cost: ≈ 17.5% reduction
  • Evening peak demand: ≈ 73.9% reduction
  • Carbon emissions: reduced overall footprint, with clearer tracking.
• Refined Battery and EV Scheduling: Enhanced coordination of battery discharge and EV charging to balance cost savings with peak demand reduction.
• Improved Reporting: Output now shows cumulative cost and carbon footprint reductions, enabling easier evaluation of system benefits.

Impact

This version demonstrates the optimiser’s ability to reduce household energy bills while contributing to transmission network reliability.
By providing quantifiable results, the project moves closer to real-world application and strengthens its value as a portfolio piece.