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UNCLASSIFIED OPERATIONAL PROCEDURE – Connection Guidelines for High Voltage Connections and Embedded Generators CEOP8079 Vegetation clearing must not commence until the Connection Applicant has obtained all relevant Approvals, the consent of all affected landowners. 11.6.6 Construction Standards All construction must be in accordance with the approved design drawings. Assets that are to be transferred to Essential Energy will be subject to audit by Essential Energy during construction. Essential Energy will appoint an auditor to ensure compliance to design and the quality of the assets. Inspection will be undertaken at key stages of the construction process, with the minimum number of inspections determined prior to commencement of construction on receipt of the approved schedule/construction program. The design process may introduce risk to Essential Energy unless the process is controlled and due consideration given to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) issues during the design phase. Design control seeks to eliminate risks emanating from the design process through the implementation of procedures that identify and account for risk in design activities such as the construction and use of plant, equipment, facilities and processes (CECM1000 – Safety, Security, Health and Environmental Management – 4.4.6). 11.6.7 Program A detailed construction program (including project milestones and test points) must be submitted to Essential Energy for approval prior to commencement of works. The program must identify any work involving outages of other Essential Energy assets, especially if it means an interruption to customer supply. All efforts must be made by the Connection Applicant to ensure safe working methods are used and to avoid or minimise the number of customer outages. If customer outages are unavoidable, the Connection Applicant will be responsible for the provision of local generation to affected customers; the costs of which are to be borne by the Connection Applicant. This includes all costs associated with advertising and notifying customers of the proposed supply interruptions. If a supply interruption is required, it will take place at a time and date determined by Essential Energy, minimising any inconvenience to existing customers. Essential Energy may request a variation to the program to allow for augmentation of the existing network and other requirements of Essential Energy. 11.6.8 Ownership of Electricity Works Once the construction of the assets has been completed, the Connection Applicant may either retain ownership of completed assets, or negotiate to gift them either in full or in part, to Essential Energy to own and operate. The point of connection to Essential Energy‟s network infrastructure is dependent on the Connection Applicant‟s choice: If ownership is retained then the point of connection will be where the Connection Applicant‟s connection assets join Essential Energy‟s shared network If ownership is gifted to Essential Energy then the Point of Connection will be on the network side of the Connection Applicant‟s isolating equipment. Generally, the conditions on which Essential Energy will accept ownership of the connection assets are: The connection assets are designed and constructed in accordance with all environmental laws, approvals and Essential Energy‟s standards and guidelines. 23 November 2012 - Issue 7 Approved By: Group Manager Major Customer Engagement Page 18 of 36 UNCLASSIFIED UNCONTROLLED COPY IF PRINTED
UNCLASSIFIED OPERATIONAL PROCEDURE – Connection Guidelines for High Voltage Connections and Embedded Generators CEOP8079 Essential Energy may require that certain types of equipment be supplied by certain suppliers before it will take ownership. This will permit Essential Energy to maintain common spare parts and standardise product training for its employees so that the duration of outages caused by any failure of the electricity works can be minimised. Essential Energy will charge the Connection Applicant to recover the costs of maintenance and operation of the electricity works and any system augmentation works caused by the connection. Further considerations in relation to ownership of electricity works are set out in Clause 13. Once Essential Energy assumes ownership of any electricity works, they become part of Essential Energy‟s distribution system and are available for access by other parties in accordance with the National Electricity Law. These other parties may be required to contribute a fair and reasonable proportion of the capital cost of establishing, operating and maintaining the system. Appropriate capital reimbursement may be made to the Connection Applicant based on IPART‟s determination on capital contributions and any other applicable law. 11.6.9 Constructions Works – Easements and Land Acquisition Any new electricity works constructed or installed on non-public land or Crown land or Crown roads must normally be contained within an easement or land to be transferred or vested in Essential Energy. The general details of the easement requirements are outlined in Essential Energy‟s document CEOP8046 Easement Requirements which contains details of the form and terms of the easement required. Where land is to be transferred or vested in Essential Energy or easements for the electricity works are necessary, the proposed land or easement corridor and centreline of any electricity transmission line will need to be prepared by a registered surveyor as soon as possible. This may be effected initially by GPS, and following negotiations with landholders, by full formal registered survey after due investigation in accordance with all approvals. 11.6.10 Provision of Registrable Instruments By the end date for construction and prior to connection, relevant registrable instruments in a form satisfactory to Essential Energy together with all necessary deeds, consents and documents of title necessary to register the easements the subject of the registrable instruments without recourse to any third party, will need to be provided to Essential Energy. 11.7 Testing and Commissioning 11.7.1 General Essential Energy needs to ensure that appropriate tests have been completed on all high voltage equipment before it can be safely energised. This will require close cooperation between the ASP and Essential Energy. 11.7.2 Commissioning Program Prior to energising or commissioning any HV equipment, a detailed step by step commissioning procedure must be submitted to Essential Energy for approval (Commissioning program). 23 November 2012 - Issue 7 Approved By: Group Manager Major Customer Engagement Page 19 of 36 UNCLASSIFIED UNCONTROLLED COPY IF PRINTED
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