Publications

The project aims to review the current ESB Networks planning and security of supply standard and update and evolve these standards to ensure that they facilitate the objectives of the ESB Networks Innovation Strategy. These novel standards will take account of the requirements of binding National and EU Energy Directives and Network Codes, whilst cost effectively maintaining a safe, secure and reliable distribution system. These novel standards will facilitate the introduction of non secured access for distributed generators and non wires alternative solutions.

The new Standards and Guides have recently been approved by the CRU and are available to view by following the links below.

Distribution System Security and Planning Standards (PDF|1MB)

Non-Wires Alternatives to Network Development Guide (PDF|681KB)

Non-Firm Access for Distribution Connected Distributed Generators Guide (PDF| 494KB)

This document provides a guide to the specifications of ESB Networks in relation to Medium Voltage (MV) Substations.

This report is an annual requirement to enable the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) to assess and score ESB Networks’ on the quality, implementation and effectiveness of its stakeholder engagement in the previous year.

Consultation Question

As part of ESB Networks’ ongoing collaboration and communication with our stakeholders, we wish to hear your views on this report and on how ESB Networks’ engaged with you throughout 2022.

Next Steps

Interested stakeholder’s views are invited and all comments and feedback may be sent directly to stakeholder@esbnetworks.ie . Please mark as confidential, if you do not wish for elements of your response to be shared in the subsequent consultation response report.

The consultation period will run from Thursday 23^rd March 2023 until 17.00hrs on Tuesday 25^th April 2023.

In the meantime we look forward to hearing from you and wish to thank you for your ongoing support and feedback.

Standard Connection agreement for demand and generator connections where the maximum capacity exceeds 100kVA.

The purpose of this consultation is to seek views from industry on the joint proposal from EirGrid and ESB Networks to introduce contestability of commissioning for customer connections to the electricity system at transmission and distribution level.

The purpose of this consultation is to seek views from industry on the joint proposal from EirGrid and ESB Networks to introduce contestability of commissioning for customer connections to the electricity system at transmission and distribution level.

This document summarises the specification for standard underground ducting for use on ESB Networks' System.

Led by IERC, the StoreNet project comprised of a consortium of partners which includes ESB Networks, SMS plc (previously Solo Energy) and Electric Ireland. The project aim was to develop and deploy an intelligent Virtual Power Plant (VPP) consisting of distributed energy storage (batteries) installed at residential settings on the distribution network with the intention of maximising learnings on the potential benefits from the energy storage system.