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How you can avoid hitting electrical cables when digging and drilling

This booklet provides guidelines that apply to all work that involves penetrating the ground at or below surface level where there maybe ESB Networks cables or privately owned cables.

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Public Safety Strategy 2017-2020

Public Safety Strategy and Action Plan 2017-2020. Educating the public to act safely near electricity. Download PDF | 2MB

ESB Networks Performance Report 2015

The report covers the performance of ESB Networks’ Business for the year ending December 2015

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Network Codes: Requirements for Generators [RfG] Banding Consultation

The Network Code Requirements for Generators [RfG], is one of three Connection Codes which form part of the European Network Codes. It seeks to provide a clear legal framework for grid connections and facilitate electricity trading whilst ensuring system security, facilitating the integration of renewable energy and ensuring a more efficient use of the network.

The RfG ‘entered into force’ on 17 May 2016, however an implementation period is allowed for. The RfG only applies to generators that have concluded a final and binding contract for the purchase of their main generating plant after 17 May 2018. Article 4(3) allows TSOs to consider retrospection subject to a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA), however EirGrid does not intend to seek retrospection at this time.

The RfG defines the requirements applicable to new generators with a Maximum Capacity of 800 W or greater. Generators are placed into one of four ‘type’ categories A-D which provide for a sliding scale of technical capabilities to support System Operators. These categories are as defined in Article 5 (see Appendix 1) and are based on:

• the synchronous area;

• the maximum capacity of the power generating module (PGM); and

• the connection point voltage level.

As part of the national implementation of RfG, the relevant TSO of each member state needs to set banding thresholds within these maximum values. TSOs can either apply the maximum MW boundaries as defined in Table 1 of Article 5 or, where it is reasonable (e.g. for reasons of system security), choose lower values.

Article 5 (3) requires the TSO to carry out a public consultation on these thresholds. This consultation is required to last for a period of at least one month (see Article 10 in Appendix 2 of the consultation).

This document RfG Banding Thresholds Consultation PDF contains EirGrid’s proposals for the banding thresholds for Ireland/Northern Ireland. Due to its system size, the threshold limits as set in Article 5 of the RfG for Ireland and Northern Ireland are significantly smaller than for the other four synchronous areas. EirGrid considers the limits provided in Article 5 to be adequate. In summary, at this time EirGrid does not propose to reduce the lower boundary of the bands below the maximum limits allowed for in Article 5.

ESBN has also taken this opportunity to seek industry views on two related distribution specific issues.

Reconciliation between the existing Connection Types as currently defined in the Distribution Code, and the new Types that the RfG prescribes.
A proposal by ESBN to extend the threshold for the use of Type testing for Generator Interface Protection, as opposed to individual on-site witnessing.

Consultation Process:

EirGrid and ESB Networks is seeking and welcomes industry views on these proposals. Consultation responses shall be submitted to GridCode@eirgrid.com by 15th May 2017 with the subject title “RfG Banding Threshold Consultation”.

Following this consultation EirGrid shall take into account the stakeholder inputs and update the proposals as appropriate. The updated proposals shall then support national discussion on the RfG requirements that have parameters that are non-exhaustive. This means that while the requirement is in the RfG, the specific parameters relating to that requirement are left up to individual system operators to set. These parameters tend to be different across the generation types and so may require revisiting the threshold levels. Following this discussion, a final submission shall be made to the regulatory authority (CER) for approval.

Connection Policy - Transitional Arrangements Capacity Release - Results

In line with the commission for Energy Regulation (CER)'s Decision Paper - Connection Policy Transitional Arrangements CER/16/284, and as amended by Connection Policy Transitional Arrangements Partial Capacity Release CER/17/090, generation customers were given the opportunity to apply to ESB Networks to terminate all or part of an eligible Customer's Distribution Connection Agreement.

The deadline for application was 30^th June 2017.

As directed in CER/16/284, we are now publishing the results in relation to the Distribution Capacity Release applications received.

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Please see EirGrids website (Link) for details on the Transmission Capacity Release results.

Be Winter Ready

This document details some helpful information on how you can prepare and stay safe during the winter months.

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Wind Farm Distribution Code Testing

This document sets out the agreed approach between the TSO and the DSO in relation to Distribution Code Compliance Testing process for controllable wind farm power stations (WFPS) with a registered capacity of 5 MW or more.

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DCRP Minutes 7th June 2016

Minutes of Distribution Code Review Panel Meeting of 7th June 2016

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Danger Signs

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Activity Sheet Junior 2

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