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DER connection application form

Location details

What is the status of the connection point?
If the site address is not displayed or appears incorrect, please call our customer service team on 13 10 87.
Is this connection point HV?
High Voltage (HV) submission

An HV submission may be required to meet the Technical Rules. This process is separate from this application, but may affect assessment and approval time frames. More information: HV submission guidelines

Technical Rules exemption
Have you applied for any exemptions from the Technical Rules to support this application?

General exemptions must be listed on the Standard Exemption Request (SER).

If you have applied for exemptions other than those listed on the SER, assessment of your network connection applicaiton will be delayed until those exemption requests are approved by the Technical Rules team.

General exemptions must be listed on the Design Conformance Statement (DCS). 



If you have applied for exemptions other than those listed on the DCS, assessment of your network connection application will be delayed until those exemption requests are approved by the Technical Rules team.

Electricity retailer notification

When a customer proposes to add or modify distributed energy resources (DER), they must first contact their electricity retailer to discuss the change. Based on this request, the electricity retailer is responsible for submitting the required notification to Western Power to update the site’s network access arrangements. This notification is completed by the electricity retailer (not the applicant) and is required before Approval to Operate can be issued.

Has the electricity retailer submitted the required network access notification to Western Power following the customer’s request to add or modify DER?
Warning

The customer must contact their electricity retailer to initiate this step. Approval to Operate cannot be requested until the electricity retailer has submitted the required network access notification to Western Power.

System details

Installation type
Equipment details

Select the equipment you are intending to install at site. 

Energy source details
Is this a new or an existing source? (*)
Export to the grid
Do you intend to export electricity to the network?

If you don’t have an offtake agreement with your electricity retailer, your export will be limited to the lower of 5% of inverter capacity or 10 kW. We’ll confirm your final export limit as part of our assessment. Requests to export energy require additional checks, which may extend the overall assessment timeframe. 


 

Attachments & summary

Attachments

Please upload the latest version of each document. Assessments rely on the information provided; superseded or incorrect documents may not reflect site needs and can delay or cancel your application.

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Allowed file types: JPG, PNG, PDF

Maximum upload size: 8 mb

Drop a file here or browse to upload

Allowed file types: JPG, PNG, PDF

Maximum upload size: 8 mb

Drop a file here or browse to upload

Allowed file types: JPG, PNG, PDF

Maximum upload size: 8 mb

Drop a file here or browse to upload

Allowed file types: JPG, PNG, PDF

Maximum upload size: 8 mb

Drop a file here or browse to upload

Allowed file types: JPG, PNG, PDF

Maximum upload size: 8 mb

Applicant details

Your role in this application
All project correspondence will be sent via this applicant.
All correspondence will be sent to this email.
This number will be used to contact you
Responsible party (User) for the connection point

Responsible Party details are kept for authorisation purposes only. All communication will be directed to the applicant.

Declaration (*)

By submitting this form, I declare that the information I have provided is true, accurate and complete, and I acknowledge that Western Power may rely on it for the purposes of validating and assessing my enquiry or application. 

I acknowledge and understand that: 

  1. an Enquiry provides indicative information only and does not constitute approval to connect to the Western Power network. 
  2. a Connection Application will be assessed against applicable technical, policy and network requirements and is not approved unless and until all conditions are satisfied and formal written approval is issued. 
  3. my enquiry or application will be processed in accordance with Western Power’s Applications and Queueing Policy and applicable terms and conditions. 
  4. Western Power may request further information to complete its assessment and may reject or cancel my enquiry or application if information is missing, inaccurate, incomplete or not provided within the required timeframe. In that event, I will be required to submit a new enquiry or application and pay the applicable fees.  
  5. applicable fees are payable upfront and are nonrefundable, except where Western Power determines otherwise. 
  6. I am responsible for obtaining all other approvals and consents required for my project, including those relating to council, building, planning, environmental, landowner or strata, and retailer requirements. 
  7. Western Power assesses inverter energy systems based on their full rated capacity (or, where applicable, the relevant battery assessment methodology) and assesses total inverter energy system capacity at the connection point, including any existing equipment. 
No liability / no reliance

To the extent permitted by law, I acknowledge that any information provided by Western Power in connection with an enquiry or preliminary assessment is indicative only and provided on an “as is” basis, and that Western Power is not liable for any loss, damage or cost arising from reliance on such information, except to the extent liability cannot be excluded by law.

Privacy and data use

I consent to Western Power collecting, using and disclosing my personal and project related information for the purposes of assessing, processing and managing this enquiry or application, undertaking technical and network assessments, communicating with relevant third parties, administering fees and compliance obligations, and managing and planning the Western Power network. I acknowledge that information may be disclosed to contractors, service providers and regulators where required or permitted by law, may be stored or processed in third party systems, and may be used in deidentified or aggregated form for network planning and reporting. Western Power will handle my information in accordance with applicable privacy laws and its published privacy policies. 

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