Netbas (Volue)
Netbas is the dominant specialist system for grid companies in Norway. Its use maps and documents the physical infrastructure of the power grid (towers, cables, transformers, switchgear, protection) for grid operators such as Elvia, BKK Nett, Lyse Elnett and a long list of regional players. The system is developed and managed by Volue ASA (Netbas was developed by Powel in Trondheim, which joined Volue in 2020 together with Markedskraft, Wattsight and Scanmatic). The Netbas exports aggregate the grid operators' installations into a single national supply mapping.
Placepoint retrieves Netbas-based data for the map layers Grid installations, Substations, towers, poles & licences and Planned Electrical Installations in the Power System. For a property developer, grid infrastructure near the plot is a critical factor: new housing projects need capacity in the local grid, data centres need a direct transformer connection, and high-voltage lines across a plot set building limits and health requirements. Data on capacity and future expansions is often business-critical information that leaks slowly from Netbas into public planning processes.
More information: Volue, main page, Netbas product description, NVE, reports on the power grid
How the data appears on the map
The Planned Electrical Installations in the Power System dataset as it looks in Placepoint:
