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Major Customer Preliminary
Enquiry Form - High Voltage
Embedded Generators
> 30kW
October 2020
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MAJOR CUSTOMER PRELIMINARY ENQUIRY FORM
- HIGH VOLTAGE EMBEDDED GENERATORS > 30kW
A Major Customer Embedded Generator Connection is where embedded generation above
30 kW will be connected to Ergon Energy’s network.
This form may be used for submitting a formal connection enquiry, or to request more information
about establishing or modifying a Major Customer connection.
When completed, please email this Enquiry Form to
majorconnections@ergon.com.au
SECTION 1 Customer Information
CUSTOMER (ENTITY) DETAILS
NAME:
ABN: ACN:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
(Ergon Energy will use this email as the preferred
method of contact unless otherwise specified)
WEBSITE:
POSTAL ADDRESS: PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER: OTHER INFO:
(e.g. joint venture, manager / agent
arrangements/authority)
The applicant listed above acknowledges and agrees that Ergon Energy may concurrently process competing enquiries, which may impact on the
physical, technical or financial arrangements required to connect the applicant’s project to Ergon Energy’s network.
To facilitate transparency and assist applicants, the applicant listed above agrees that Ergon Energy may disclose to third parties the applicant’s:
capacity requirements, general project location, and relevant submission dates in the connection process. If the applicant does not consent to this
disclosure, please tick this box:
The applicant listed above also acknowledges and agrees that information submitted as part of this Major Customer Enquiry Form may be released to
contractors, sub-contractors or consultants of Ergon Energy (subject to confidentiality requirements) in order to manage the Enquiry on Ergon Energy's
behalf, and submission of this Enquiry Form is deemed to be consent to such release.
This Major Customer Connection Enquiry Form is hereby submitted to Ergon Energy by an authorised representative of the applicant listed above.
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CUSTOMER (ENTITY) REPRESENTATIVE DETAILS
(please note that you may also nominate an authorised agent on page 1)
NAME: EMAIL ADDRESS:
POSTAL ADDRESS: PHONE NUMBER:
CONSULTANT DETAILS
COMPANY OR BUSINESS (TRADING) NAME
(as per ASIC registration, ABN registration, as relevant)
ABN: ACN:
CONTACT NAME:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
(Ergon Energy will use this email as the preferred method of contact unless otherwise specified)
WEBSITE:
POSTAL ADDRESS: PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER: MOBILE NUMBER:
AUTHORISED AGENT
(If you complete this section and nominate an authorised agent, we will only transact with this agent and not the (or any) business (entity) representative listed on page 1)
As Ergon Energy will only transact with an agent that has been appropriately authorised, please arrange for the applicant to sign section 1 and this
section to grant authority for your consultant to act on their behalf.
I/We___________________________________________________________________________________________________________authorise
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________to act
on our behalf in relation to this proposed project. Any information or advice provided by my/our authorised agent may be relied upon by Ergon Energy
as if it were information or advice provided by the entity listed in Section 1.
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HIGH VOLTAGE EMBEDDED GENERATORS > 30kW
SECTION 2 Details of your Preliminary Enquiry
Please complete the relevant details below to enable us to process your request efficiently and in accordance with any
relevant provisions of the National Electricity Rules (NER). Further detail on the relevant connection processes
associated with EG systems can be found in Ergon Energy Network s Embedded Generator Information Pack.
I / we request general information in
relation to a negotiated Major Customer
Embedded Generation connection.
By selecting this service, you are requesting general
process information regarding the establishment or
alteration of a Major Customer connection.
A Major Customer Group representative will contact you to
discuss your requirements within 5 business days of
receiving this form.
Please note there is no charge for this service.
I/we wish to submit a request for site-
specific connection advice about a
Please note that a fee will apply to this service.
proposed Major Customer Embedded
Generator connection
A preliminary enquiry under rule 5A.D.2 of the NER allows
I/we wish to submit a preliminary enquiry in
you to get certain information so that you can make an
respect of an embedded generator that is
informed connection application.
> 30kW and < 5,000 kW
Please note there is no charge for this service.
I/we wish to make an enquiry in respect of
an embedded generator > 5,000 kW to
obtain a Preliminary Response to Enquiry
(PRE).
I/we wish to make an enquiry in respect of
an embedded generator > 5,000 kW but
bypass the PRE and proceed directly to a
Detailed Response to Enquiry (DRE).
A preliminary response to enquiry under rule 5.3A.7 of the
NER gives you certain preliminary information before
moving to obtain a detailed response to enquiry.
Note that a generator > 200 kW to 5 MVA may apply for
this service if they wish to be processed under PART B of
Ergon Energy Network’s Embedded Generator Information
Pack.
Please note there is no charge for this service.
Within 5 business days of receiving this request, we must
advise you if we agree to bypass the PRE.
If we agree to go straight to the DRE, we will advise what
further detail may be required to proceed.
Please note that if your request is approved, a fee for the
provision of a DRE is applicable.
A Major Customer Group representative will contact you to
discuss your requirements and provide you with a quote
I/we have received a PRE and now request
within 5 business days of receiving this form.
to proceed to a DRE
Please note that a fee will apply to this service.
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SECTION 3 Details of your proposed embedded generation project
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General information regarding your proposed Embedded Generation system
PROJECT & SITE DETAILS
PROJECT / GENERATOR DESCRIPTION NATIONAL METERING IDENTIFIER (NMI):
(Please provide a qualitative description of the objectives/purpose of the
proposed project and relevant estimated commission dates)
LATITUDE:
SITE ADDRESS INCL. GPS:
(Please provide Google Earth Pin attachment; files or spatial data may also be
LONGITUDE:
sufficient)
ANTICIPATED CONNECTION DATE:
REGISTERED PLAN NUMBER AND/OR REGISTERED OWNER OF THE SITE:
LEASE NUMBER:
EXISTING GENERATION ON SITE
IS THERE EXISTING GENERATION ON THE SITE?
YES (Please complete details below)
NO (Please continue to next section)
EXISTING EG CONFIGURATION:
Non-export
Capacity (kW)____
Capacity (kW)____
Full export
Capacity (kW)____
CURRENT EXISTING EG RATED CAPACITY:
_____________ kW
EXISTING TECHNOLOGY ONSITE:
Via IES (e.g. Solar PV)
Via Rotating Machine (e.g. diesel
generator)
Battery Storage on site
TOTAL AUTHORISED (CONTRACTED) SIZE
OF EXISTING EG SYSTEM:
_____________ kW
TOTAL CONNECTION POINT CAPACITY REQUESTED
(including all generation, both existing and proposed): _________________________ kW
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DETAILS OF DISTURBING LOADS
Additional information including nature of power electronic plant which may produce harmonic distortion
e.g. harmonics, large motors, welders, thyristor drives, draglines).
Load Type:
Component Size: kW
Duty Cycle: starts/hr or day
Load Type:
Component Size: kW
Duty Cycle: starts/hr or day
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(As relevant to the proposed plant / generating system)
ANTICIPATED POWER FACTOR POWER FACTOR CORRECTION TO BE
INSTALLED?
YES
NO
SECTION 3 Details of your proposed embedded generation project
AUSTRALIAN ENERGY MARKET REGISTRATION CATEGORIES
For more information on registration requirements,
please refer to www.aemo.com.au
Please advise your intentions / requirements (if known
at this time) for AEMO Registration:
Automatically exempt from registration
(Typically all EG Systems less than 5 MVA)
Intending to apply for a specific exemption
Intending to register with AEMO
(typically 5 MVA
Have registered or applied for registration
Please advise your intentions (if known
at this time) for registration
classifications:
Market
Non-Market
Non-Scheduled
Semi-Scheduled
Scheduled
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EMBEDDED GENERATION VIA AN
INVERTER ENERGY SYSTEM (IES)
If you are connecting an embedded generation unit via rotating machine (such as diesel), please
disregard this section.
IES GENERATOR PLANT DETAILS
PROPOSED CONFIGURATION:
Non-export
Partial-export
Full export
TYPE OF CONNECTION REQUIRED:
Low Voltage
High Voltage
(LV)
(HV)
INVERTER BRAND AND MODEL
BATTERY STORAGE?
YES
NO
Capacity_______(kW)
COMBINED OUTPUT CAPACITY OF
INVERTERS (kW)
INVERTER COMPLIANT WITH
IEC 62116:2014?
YES
NO
Note that installations with inverters that are not compliant may require the
installation of other equipment. (IEC 62116:2014 provides a test procedure
to evaluate the performance of islanding prevention measures used with
utility-
interconnected PV systems. This standard describes a guideline for
testing the performance of automatic islanding prevention measures
installed in or with single or multi-phase utility interactive PV inverters
connected to the distribution network.)
DETAILS OF PROTECTION DEVICE(S)
IF INVERTER NOT COMPLIANT WITH
IEC 62116:2014
NOTE THAT THE PROTECTION DEVICE(S) MUST BE COMPLIANT WITH
IEC 60255
PROPOSED ENERGY PRODUCTION
kWh per annum
PROPOSED MAXIMUM RATING OF ALL
COMBINED IES GENERATING UNITS
kW
PROPOSED POWER LIMIT
kW
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EMBEDDED GENERATION VIA A ROTATING MACHINE
If you are connecting an embedded generation unit via IES (such Solar PV), please disregard
this section.
GENERATOR PLANT DETAILS
GENERATING UNIT DESCRIPTION (i.e. technology type, make, model)
(Please attach relevant product data sheets)
DETAILS OF PROTECTION SYSTEM
(i.e. model, compliance details of components of the protection system to
complement the SLD provided.
PROPOSED ENERGY PRODUCTION
(estimated energy production kW per annum)
kWh per annum
PROPOSED OUTPUT CAPACITY OF RM
GENERATING UNIT
PROPOSED MAXIMUM RATING OF ALL
COMBINED RM GENERATING UNITS
kW
OPERATING HOURS
(i.e. 24hrs / 7 days per week operation)
GENERATOR OPERATING TYPE
(please see Ergon Energy’s relevant Technical Connection Standard for descriptions
of each operating type)
Bumpless
Standby
Continuous
TYPE OF CONNECTION REQUIRED
High Voltage
Low Voltage
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SECTION 4 Information to be submitted with this form
Mandatory documents listed below must be submitted with this enquiry
Embedded Generation > 30 kW via IES or Rotating Machine
The documents listed in Items 1 to 5 below must be submitted with this Enquiry.
1. Product/Technical Specification Sheet for:
Any existing or proposed inverters on site, clearly showing compliance with IEC 62116
and AS 4777.2.2015 (if applicable); and/or
Any existing or proposed rotating device on site;
2. Product/Technical Specification Sheet for any existing or proposed protection devices on site,
clearly displaying compliance with IEC60255 Series (where applicable);
3. Product/Technical Specification Sheet for any existing or proposed battery storage systems on
site;
4. Detailed Electrical Single Line Diagram clearly displaying the appropriate Inverter and Grid
Protection Device settings in accordance with our Standards; and
5. Site Plan showing the precise location of any current and proposed the embedded generation
and any battery storage systems e.g. Google Earth snapshot.
The above technical specification documents are also used to confirm that system elements are compliant
with relevant industry codes and specifications.
For further information about the technical requirements for connecting an embedded generator > 30 kW,
please refer to the following technical standards:
For EG > 30 kW to 1,500 kW (LV)
Standard for Connection of Embedded Generation Systems (30 kW to 1500 kW) to a Distributors LV
Network, STNW1174
For EG > 30 kW (HV)
Standards for Connection of Embedded Generators, STNW1175
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