CEOP8079 - Connection Guidelines - Essential Energy

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OPERATIONAL PROCEDURE – Connection Guidelines for High
Voltage Connections and Embedded Generators
CEOP8079
Environmental Law: Any Law, whether statute or common law, concerning environmental
matters, and includes but is not limited to Laws concerning land use, development,
pollution, contamination, waste disposal, toxic and hazardous substances, climate change,
greenhouse gases, energy use or efficiency, water use or access and conservation of natural
or cultural resources.
Generator: Connection Applicant developing embedded generation greater than 10kW
without the use of an inverter.
HV or High Voltage: Voltage nominally 11kV and above.
NSW Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services:
The accrediting agency responsible for the accreditation of service providers to undertake
contestable work in New South Wales and any successor charged with the same or similar
responsibilities.
Land Access Investigation Agreement (LAIA): An agreement between the parties for
assessing, investigating and obtaining relevant approvals in relation to environmental and
planning and applicable Registrable Instruments associated with the construction of the
Electricity Works required in order to provide Connection Services and Distribution Services
to the Connection Applicant.
Land Tenure: Such rights or interest in land required by Essential Energy to protect the
Electricity Works located on such land and includes the Registrable Instruments,
Law: Includes any requirement of any statute, rule, regulation, statutory instrument,
proclamation, order, ordinance or by-law whether Commonwealth, state, territorial or local.
Major Electrical Plant/Equipment: means any electrical equipment (including overhead
lines and underground cables) associated with the supply of electricity at high voltage, the
conductors of which are live or can be made live. Examples of major plant include Power
Transformer Circuits and Regulators associated with Transmission, Subtransmission, Zone
Substations, Switching Stations and Generation Substations.
NATA: National Association of Testing Authorities.
OLTC: On Line Tap Changer.
Registrable Instruments: Land dealings in registrable form for the creation of easements
in favour of, or the transfer of land to, Essential Energy.
NER: National Electricity Rules. The NER are available for download from the AEMC
website at: http://www.aemc.gov.au/rules.php/.
NSW S & I Rules: NSW Service and Installation Rules.
VT: Voltage Transformer.
23 November 2012 - Issue 7
Approved By: Group Manager Major Customer Engagement
Page 34 of 36
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