S.L. 545.1 Art. 14Extension of services.

(1) (a) Services will be extended by the distribution system operator.

(b) Services consist of single phase supplies of up to, but not exceeding 40 Amps, and three phase supplies of up to, but not exceeding 60 Amps per phase and a supply in excess of 60 Amps per phase, provided through one meter, shall be deemed as a bulk supply for the purposes of these regulations.

(c) Without prejudice to the other provisions of these regulations an installation charge shall be due on every new application for a service amounting to €300 for the provision of a Single Phase Service or to €900 for the provision of a Three Phase Service: Provided that the replacement of a Single Phase Service with a Three Phase Service or of a Three Phase Service with a Single Phase Service shall be deemed to be a new application for the purposes of these regulations and shall be subject to the charges established by this sub-regulation for a new application: Provided further that, only in the case of a Residential Premises Service or a Domestic Premises Service, up to the 30th June 2009, the replacement of a Three Phase Service with a Single Phase Service shall be subject to a charge of €163.06 but shall thereafter be deemed to be a new application for the purposes of these regulations and shall be subject to the charge established by this sub-regulation for a new application.

(d) Where the route length is beyond 150 metres from the nearest suitable low voltage source of supply the applicant will have to pay for the full amount of the extension less the connection fees in paragraph (c). The minimum charge will be €430 for single phase and €1300 per three phase supplies. Extensions beyond 150 metres will only be made using standard materials and given that voltage regulation can be kept within 6% from the nominal value.

(e) Without prejudice to the other provisions of these regulations:

(i) a one-time installation fee of fifty euro (€50) shall be applicable with every new application for an additional single-phase meter for the charging of electric vehicles in a Non-Residential Premises already provided with a single-phase or three-phase service;

(ii) a one-time installation fee of eighty euro (€80) shall be applicable with every new application for an additional three phase meter for the charging of electric vehicles in a Non-Residential Premises already provided with a three-phase service:

Provided that, only one (1) additional EV meter for the charging of electric vehicles may be provided on any single phase or three phase account:

Provided further that, the additional meter for the charging of electric vehicles installed as a supplementary meter of the main consumption meter and on an existing service shall be installed in close proximity of the consumption meter in a suitable location as may be determined by the distribution system operator;

(iii) new electricity service or upgrade or modification of an existing service to a public charging station shall be provided in accordance with the applicable charges established under this regulation.

(f) Without prejudice to the other provisions of these regulations:

(i) a one-time installation charge of fifty euro (€50) shall be applicable with every new application for an additional single-phase meter for the charging of electric vehicles in a Residential or Domestic Premises already provided with a single-phase or three phase service;

(ii) a one-time installation charge of eighty euro (€80) shall be applicable with every new application for an additional three phase meter for the charging of electric vehicles in a Residential or Domestic Premises already provided with a three-phase service:

Provided that, only one (1) additional meter for the charging of electric vehicles may be provided on any single-phase or three-phase consumption service and account:

Provided further that, the additional meter for the charging of electric vehicles installed as a supplementary meter of the main consumption meter and on an existing service shall be installed in close proximity of the consumption meter in a suitable location as may be determined by the distribution system operator;

(iii) subject to the applicable charges provided for under this regulation, a new electricity service or upgrade or modification of an existing service to an EV meter installation in accordance with regulation 37 (6) may be provided for private communal car parking or reserved private car spaces within the boundary of the apartments’ block, and where the user of the private communal car parking or reserved private car spaces does not have a residential or domestic account and, or does not have an apartment in the same block.

(2) (a) Multiple consumers within one development may consist of Residential or Non-Residential or Domestic premises or a mixture of Residential or Non-

Residential or Domestic premises none of which require a supply which exceeds 60 Amps per phase.

(b) Supplies will be extended from the existing low voltage distribution system to a development consisting of multiple consumers, if either one of the following two criteria is satisfied:

(i) the development for multiple consumers is within a building scheme comprising 22 units or less and within 150 metres from the nearest suitable low voltage point of supply. Where the route length is beyond 150 metres the charges in sub-regulation (1)(d) will be applicable. (One unit consists of a single phase 40 Amp service. A three phase 60 Amp service is considered as 4.5 units). For the purpose of this paragraph an industrial/commercial premises shall be considered as 4.5 units even when the application is for a 40 Amp service;

(ii) the development in question satisfies all the following conditions (1) to (5):

(1) the number of units does not exceed 50 units;

(2) the route length does not exceed 300 metres from an existing substation or transformer centre;

(3) the product of the number of units and the route length in metres does not exceed 6,600 unit metres;

(4) the peak load of the existing substation at the time of the application and the additional load estimated at 4 Amps per phase per unit shall not exceed 90% of the transformer rating, so long as the transformer cannot be uprated;

(5) the development is within a building development scheme.

(c) When either one of the criteria in paragraph (b) are satisfied the connection fees in sub-regulations (1)(c) and, or (1)(d) will be applicable for each respective premises within the development.

(d) A Service within a multiple consumer development, will be treated as a bulk supply as provided un sub-regulation (3), if it requires more than 60 Amps three phase.

(e) Subject to regulation 15(c)(i), a new substation shall be required to provide the supply to a development with multiple consumers where the criteria in sub-paragraphs

(i) and (ii) of paragraph (b) are not satisfied, unless there is a technical justification from the distribution system operator showing that a supply extended from an existing substation is adequate to meet the total demand of the whole multiple consumer development and the requirements of the network code.

(3) (a) Bulk supplies will be extended by the distribution system operator.

(b) Bulk supplies consist of three phase supplies which exceed 60 Amps per phase, provided through one meter.

(c) Bulk supplies will not be extended from overhead lines or from underground cables which are themselves supplied from an overhead line.

(d) Bulk supplies from the existing low voltage distribution system will only be extended if the following three criteria are satisfied:

(i) the amount required in Amps per phase multiplied by the distance in metres between the metering point on the applicant's premises and the low voltage panel in the nearest suitable substation must not exceed 30,000 Amp metre. For this purpose the current requested must consist of one of the following standard values:-100Amps, 125Amps, 160Amps, 200 Amps, 250 Amps, 315 Amps, 355 Amps, 400 Amps, 450 Amps, 500 Amps;

(ii) The route length in metres between the metering point on the applicant’s premises and the low voltage panel in the nearest suitable substation does not exceed 300 metres;

(iii) the bulk supply required does not exceed 500 Amps per phase.

(e) The full cost of the low voltage works to extend a bulk supply will be charged to the applicant. In addition a charge of €81.52 per kVA requested will be made to the applicant as high voltage contribution.

(f) A new substation, subject to regulation 15, would be required to meet low voltage supplies which do not satisfy the criteria in paragraphs (d)(i), (d)(ii) and (d)(iii).