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Connecting you to our

network application form
Thank you for considering SP Energy Networks for
your electricity connection. We look forward to
working with you, and aim to get you connected
as quickly and efficiently as possible.

This form relates to:

• New electrical connections
• Upgrades to existing electrical supplies

Completing your application form

There are 6 sections that need to be completed so that we can
provide you with a quotation for your connection. At the top of each
section we’ve added some guidance notes which will help ensure you
provide us with the details we need. To avoid delays in processing
your application, please provide us with as much detail as possible.
We’ve also included within this document some Frequently asked
questions (FAQs) on the last page, however if you need help at any
stage, please call us:
Scotland
0845 270 0785 between 08.30am and 04.45pm, Monday to Friday
England & Wales
0845 270 0783 between 08.30am and 04.45pm, Monday to Friday
Once you have completed each of the sections all you
need to do is sign the form and return it to us.

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Site location plan

To give you an accurate quotation, we’ll need a site location plan. This should
highlight clearly where you’ll carry out the proposed works, and the map’s scale:

Site Location
Scale: 1:500 Figure 1 - Example Location Plan

Site layout plan

We’ll also need a site layout plan for the proposed works.
On a 1:500 scale map (see FAQs) please mark clearly:
• all proposed buildings, and site access routes • a clear indication of where you’d like the supply cable to
enter the premise(s), and where you’d like the meter to be.
• all existing buildings

You can find these easily online.

New domestic property

14 Main Street
Anytown
AA1 5AA Access

Show sizes to
nearest 0.1m
Show sizes and
position of
new building

Site Boundary
Meter position
Figure 2 - Example site layout

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Section A – Your details

Tell us how we can contact you and where the proposed works are to take place;

Applicant contact details Site contact details (If different from Applicant)

Title: Mr Title:

First name: Chris First name:

Surname: Reed Surname:

Company name (if applicable): CJ Renewables Position:

V.A.T. reg no. or CRN no. (if applicable): 48 2545 84 Telephone:

Building name/number: Tan Y Graig Email:

Street:
Site address (where work is required & if different
City: Nantglyn from Applicant address)

County: Denbighshire Building name/number: Land at Glythnai Isa

Postcode: ll165ps Street:

Telephone: 07867384242 City: nantglyn

Mobile: 07867384242 Country: Wales

Fax: Postcode: LL165PS

Site ordinance survey coordinates (centre of site)

Email: [email protected]
see Frequently asked questions (2)
Please indicate your preferred contact method: 2 9 9 6 0 1 3 6 2 8 0 3

Post Fax Telephone Email ✔ X Coordinate Y Coordinate

Will you, the Applicant be responsible for accepting the quotation? Yes ✔ No (if no, complete the section below)
Please be advised we can only issue any invoices, refunds or VAT receipts to the named person on this quotation.
This is classed as the contracted party. Please see Frequently asked questions (3) for more info.

Contracted party details

Contracted party name: Company name (if applicable):

Building name/number: V.A.T. reg no. or CRN no.(if applicable):

Street: Telephone:

City: Mobile:

County: Email :

Postcode: Notes:

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Section B – Project details

Please give us as much project-specific detail as possible.

Also be clear about which type of quotation you require. If you’re looking to use an Independent Connection Provider (ICP)
or an Independent Distribution Network Operator (IDNO) for some of your contestable works, please tick the Point of connection
(POC) Quotation box. For more information on Types of Quotation and POC see our Frequently asked questions (4).

Please describe the project: Connection request for a photovoltiac generation site

Have you had a quotation for this project before? Yes No ✔

If so, please provide the reference number:

What type of quotation

do you require? Formal Quotation Feasibility study POC Quotation Budget estimate ✔
Do you want SP Energy Networks to perform on-site excavation? Yes No ✔ N/A

Do you want SP Energy Networks to perform on-site reinstatement? Yes No ✔ N/A

For further information on Excavation and Reinstatement

please refer to Frequently asked questions (14).

Property type / Number of plots:

Detached Semi- Terraced Flat/ Non-

Plot Detached Plot Plot Masionette Domestic ✔
Number Number Number Number Number
of plots of plots of plots of plots of plots

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Section C – Electrical load requirements

Please provide an accurate calculation of your project’s overall load requirements, see Frequently asked questions (5).
Capacity for an individual domestic property is typically 18kVA. This would be ample for a five-bedroom house with
one electric shower and no significant or disturbing loads. If you need a higher load, please specify below.

Domestic Supply type Domestic No. of connections required Load (kVA)

Other Supply types Non -Domestic No. of connections required Load (kVA)

Please note kVA load Temporary No. of connections required Load (kVA)
capacity is mandatory
in this section.
Landlord No. of connections required Load (kVA)

Total Load (kVA)

Heating type Heat pumps Gas Electric Other Specify:

Details of Disturbing Load (if applicable)

So that we can perform accurate network analysis, please provide details of equipment such as large motors or welding equipment that
may exert excessive load and affect other customers’ supply.

Type Phasing Rating DOL/Star Delta Starting Current No. Starts/Day

If you’re unsure of your requirements, we recommend asking a qualified electrician to help you complete this section.

Street furniture detail (if applicable)

Please give us details of any connections relating to street furniture, such as street lighting, control pillars or advertising hoardings.

Equipment type

No of connections required Metered Unmetered Adopted Non adopted

Load/Connection (kW) Total load (kW) Phase 1 Phase 3

If applicable, please provide a copy of the street-lighting layout with your application.

Section D – Generation
We’ll need details of any micro-generation, such as solar panels, that will be connected as part of your project. See Frequently asked questions (13).

Does this application include single Yes No Connected Load (kVA)

G83 Generation?

Generation type Wind Photovoltaic CHP Hydro Other

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Section E – Site conditions

So that we can give you as accurate a quotation as possible please provide details of Health, Safety and
Environmental conditions, on and around your site.
Dont
Yes No Know

Do the works require notification under The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) 2007? ✔
Is your site in a conservation area or historic site? ✔
Is it possible your site has buried contaminants or hazards as a result of previous development? ✔
Is your property a listed building, or buildings? ✔
Are there any special surfaces in or around your site that we should be aware of –
for example, Caithness slabs or block paving? ✔

Are there any significant height changes, such as hills, mounds or depressions, within the site boundary? ✔
Does your site contain any invasive vegetation, like Japanese Knotweed or Giant Hogweed? ✔
Does your site contain any trees subject to preservation orders? ✔
Are there any potential surface obstacles, like hedges, walls and fences? ✔
Are there any buried obstacles – for example, drainage systems, culverts or other structures? ✔
Is the footpath/roadway in the site’s immediate vicinity fully adopted by the Local Authority? ✔

Section F – Additional information

Please also include anything else that may be relevant to your application.
For example:
• If connecting Distributed Generation, please let us know if this will • If you’re using an Independent Connections Provider (ICP) or an
be an adopted project, single or multiple G83, or a G59 Generator Independent Distribution Network Operator (IDNO) for the works,
connection. please confirm who will adopt this network. Also let us know the
actual number of connections and projected load requirements
• Specific site design requirements you want us to note such as
for any future development.
avoiding excavation in driveway or ensuring the overhead cable
is no longer attached to the chimney.

We are looking to obtain a budget estimate for the connection of a 20MW solar park to the site

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Section G – Checklist
To help us process your application as quickly as possible please check you’ve included all of the following information before you submit
your application form.

Site Location Plan ✔

Site Layout Plan

Internal Floor Layout Plans (for flatted dwellings)

Photographs of existing SPEN equipment (if you require to

upgrade existing supply capacity).

Q3 2022
When would you like your Connections project to start?

Section H – Signature
When you’re all done, just sign and date the form:
Signature of Applicant Date

Print Name Position (if signing for a company)

Christopher Reed Director

You can email it to:

[email protected]
Or post to:
Scotland England and Wales
SP Energy Networks SP Energy Networks
Network Connections Network Connections
320 St. Vincent Street PO Box 290
Glasgow Lister Drive
G2 5AD Liverpool
L13 7HJ

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Frequently asked questions

Chances are, you’ll have a few questions as you complete this form. 7. How much will it all cost?
So we’ve listed some of the most common queries here – plus some The costs we provide will reflect the work we must do to meet your
links to where you can find out more online. requirements. Our Statement of Methodology and Charges explains
how this will affect your application:
1. Where can I find suitable location and layout plans?
spenergynetworks.com/pages/regulation.asp
You can find these easily online. For example, at:
8. When will I get my quotation?
• bing.com/maps
Every project is different, and requires unique design work – so it’s hard to
• streetmap.co.uk tell until we receive your application and all the supporting information.
• google.co.uk/map However, Ofgem introduced Guaranteed Standards to ensure customers
who source connections from regulated businesses enjoy a good level of
If available, Architect plans can assist the design process. service.
2. What are Ordnance Survey coordinates? Find out more at: scottishpower.com/pages/connections_guaranteed_
These are the grid coordinates for your location on a map. You can standards_notice_of_rights.asp
find them easily by using a grid reference finder online, such as:
9. How long will my quotation be valid for,
• gridreferencefinder.com and when do I need to make payment?
• freemaptools.com Your quotation is valid for three calendar months from the date of issue,
and we ask that you make payment when you accept it.
3. The Customer or Contracted Party are liable for any ongoing payments
or associated refunds and will at all times remain the Customer in 10. When I’ve accepted the quotation and paid in full,
relation to the Connection Offer. how long until work starts?
This means if you are a 3rd party acting on behalf of a Customer but the We’ll contact you within seven days of receiving your signed acceptance
Customer is accepting the quote, then we will need their information to enter and payment – and normally aim to start works within four to eight weeks.
into a contract with that Customer (Contracted Party). Or, if you are a 3rd However, if works require plant, such as substation equipment, it may be
party acting on behalf of a Customer and you have authority to accept this up to 16 weeks before we get underway. Land agreements, wayleaves or
quotation, the Customer (Contracting Party) must complete the ‘Letter of acquiring road-opening notices can also affect timescales.
Authority’ attached to the Quotation. Variation quotes, tax invoices & refunds We’re committed to completing your project on time, and ask that you
can only be sent to the Contracted Party whom we have issued the quote, take these factors into account at the planning stage.
regardless who has made the payment.
11. Who will install the electricity meter?
4. We can provide 4 different types of Quotation: SP Energy Networks doesn’t install electricity meters, so when you have
• Formal – A formal quotation is an offer from SP Energy Networks accepted the quotation, SP Energy Networks will provide you with an MPAN
to you and is valid for a period of 3 calendar months. Find out more at: number, you will need this to appoint an electricity supplier and arrange
sppowersystems.co.uk/NetworkConnections installation of your meter with them.

• Feasibility – Before submitting a formal quote application, you can 12. What is an Electricity Energy Supplier?
request a Feasibility Study to ensure a connection is viable. Based on Your Electricity Supplier is the company you choose to buy your electricity
our own network studies, we can give you an indicative connection from and who you will pay your electricity bills to. They also organize the
assessment. We require payment in advance for a Feasibility Study, and installation of the meter. We at SP Energy Networks, are responsible for
we’ll notify you of the relevant cost before starting. operating and maintaining the network of underground cables and
overhead lines that deliver power to your premises.
• Point of Connection (POC) – Under a POC Quotation, the Independent
Connection Provider (ICP) completes certain parts of the electrical 13. What is Generation?
connection works (known as ‘contestable works’). On completion of Whether you are looking to connect any type of generator to our SP
these works, the ICP may hand over the connection assets to SP Energy Distribution network, such as wind turbines, solar panels, hydro schemes,
Networks, or to a licensed Independent Network Operator (IDNO). please refer to our dedicated generation section on our website:
A POC Quotation is valid for three months.
For more information:
To find out more, visit:
spenergynetworks.co.uk/pages/distributed_generation.asp
spenergynetworks.co.uk/pages/competition_in_connections.asp
14. Excavation and Reinstatement
• Budget – We can provide a basic priced estimate of the costs that would
be associated to your Connection requirements with just a small amount of If you choose to arrange excavation and reinstatement you will be
information. Note that this is a guide only and if you wanted to progress to us responsible for the liaison with the relevant local authority, to obtain
carrying out the works then we would need to create a formal Quotation. the relevant permits, street works license’s (section 50) and to comply
with the necessary legislation and conditions as required by the relevant
5. What size supply will I need? And how do I calculate local authority including, the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991.
my electrical load (kVA)? All excavations shall conform to NJUG 7 wherever possible.
We recommend you discuss your supply with a qualified electrician, so they
Prior to any works, we will complete an inspection of the excavation and
can help you calculate your load requirements. Once you’ve given us your
load details, we can design a supply that matches your needs.
to view the evidence that the necessary licenses / permits have been
obtained. It will be your responsibility to pay any additional costs to the
6. What happens to my application when I return it? local authority incurred in obtaining the necessary permits, licenses etc
Once we’ve received your application, we’ll appoint a designer to your project. to enable you to complete the necessary excavations works.
They’ll contact you to discuss all your requirements and timescales.

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