Electrical Contractors
- Proactive discussions, engagement and insights from Electrical Contractors;
- Critical information updates; and
- Other useful and relevant information.
If you need further information or support, please email aspinfo@essentialenergy.com.au
- Proactive discussions, engagement and insights from Electrical Contractors;
- Critical information updates; and
- Other useful and relevant information.
If you need further information or support, please email aspinfo@essentialenergy.com.au
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Update 26: Electrical Trades Union Protected Industrial Action at Essential Energy
As per our communications from 6 August 2024, the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) provided notice to Essential Energy of its intention to commence protective industrial action effective from 8 August 2024.
The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has notified Essential Energy of further proposed industrial action commencing on Saturday 23 November 2024 till Friday 29 November 2024.
Potential Impacts
The planned industrial action is likely to create unavoidable disruptions for ASPs, contractors and customers through the possible postponement of planned work. ASPs will receive notice of planned work being postponed on the morning of the job. Notice will be provided through a phone call or email that morning.
Any job that is postponed will need to be resubmitted via the Essential Connection Portal. For projects not being administered via the Essential Connections Portal, you will need to complete and submit a ‘Request for Planned Outage’ form CEOP6013 via contestableworks@essentialenergy.com.au.
What do you need to do?
Communicate this information to relevant members of your organisation.
Further Information
If you need further information, please email aspinfo@essentialenergy.com.au.
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Slides from the ASP Forum – November 2024
What is happening?
The Essential Energy ASP virtual forum was held on 14 November 2024. The link to forum slide deck, click here.
What do you need to do?
Communicate this information to relevant members of your organisation.
Further Information
If you need further information, please email aspinfo@essentialenergy.com.au.
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Update 25: Electrical Trades Union Protected Industrial Action at Essential Energy
As per our communications from 6 August 2024, the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) provided notice to Essential Energy of its intention to commence protective industrial action effective from 8 August 2024.
The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has notified Essential Energy of further proposed industrial action commencing on Monday 18 November 2024 till Friday 22 November 2024.
Potential Impacts
The planned industrial action is likely to create unavoidable disruptions for ASPs, contractors and customers through the possible postponement of planned work. ASPs will receive notice of planned work being postponed on the morning of the job. Notice will be provided through a phone call or email that morning.
Any job that is postponed will need to be resubmitted via the Essential Connection Portal. For projects not being administered via the Essential Connections Portal, you will need to complete and submit a ‘Request for Planned Outage’ form CEOP6013 via contestableworks@essentialenergy.com.au.
What do you need to do?
Communicate this information to relevant members of your organisation.
Further Information
If you need further information, please email aspinfo@essentialenergy.com.au.
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Update 24: Electrical Trades Union Protected Industrial Action at Essential Energy
As per our communications from 6 August 2024, the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) provided notice to Essential Energy of its intention to commence protective industrial action effective from 8 August 2024.
The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has notified Essential Energy of further proposed industrial action commencing on Saturday 16 November 2024 till Sunday 17 November 2024.
Potential Impacts
The planned industrial action is likely to create unavoidable disruptions for ASPs, contractors and customers through the possible postponement of planned work. ASPs will receive notice of planned work being postponed on the morning of the job. Notice will be provided through a phone call or email that morning.
Any job that is postponed will need to be resubmitted via the Essential Connection Portal. For projects not being administered via the Essential Connections Portal, you will need to complete and submit a ‘Request for Planned Outage’ form CEOP6013 via contestableworks@essentialenergy.com.au.
What do you need to do?
Communicate this information to relevant members of your organisation.
Further Information
If you need further information, please email aspinfo@essentialenergy.com.au.
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Update 23: Electrical Trades Union Protected Industrial Action at Essential Energy
As per our communications from 6 August 2024, the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) provided notice to Essential Energy of its intention to commence protective industrial action effective from 8 August 2024.
The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has notified Essential Energy of further proposed industrial action commencing on Wednesday 13 November 2024 till Friday 15 November 2024.
Potential Impacts
The planned industrial action is likely to create unavoidable disruptions for ASPs, contractors and customers through the possible postponement of planned work. ASPs will receive notice of planned work being postponed on the morning of the job. Notice will be provided through a phone call or email that morning.
Any job that is postponed will need to be resubmitted via the Essential Connection Portal. For projects not being administered via the Essential Connections Portal, you will need to complete and submit a ‘Request for Planned Outage’ form CEOP6013 via contestableworks@essentialenergy.com.au.
What do you need to do?
Communicate this information to relevant members of your organisation.
Further Information
If you need further information, please email aspinfo@essentialenergy.com.au.
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Distributed Energy Resources (DER) register
What is happening?
Essential Energy is aware that some Solar and Battery Installers may experience issues with entering their ‘as installed’ data into the Distributed Energy Resources (DER) register.
Installers experiencing any issues when entering ‘as installed’ device data into the DER register following a connection to the Essential Energy network and should email der.register.info@essentialenergy.com.au.
Please add to the subject line: DER Support and include in the email the Job Number (ECN), NMI, error message received and where possible a screenshot of the error you are encountering.
Essential Energy will contact the requestor to confirm any details and advise once the data issue has been resolved.
What do you need to do?
Communicate this information to relevant members of your organisation.
Further Information
If you need further information, please email der.register.info@essentialenergy.com.au.
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Register for Essential Energy’s virtual ASP forum to be held on 14 November 2024
What is happening?
Essential Energy’s biannual ASP engagement forum will be held on Thursday, 14 November 2024 via Microsoft Teams. In this round, we’ll be covering a range of topics including:
- Safety
- Network defects
- Contestable network solutions update
- Essential Connections update
- Ask us Anything Q & A session.
We encourage you to participate in this forum. You’ll have the opportunity to discuss our plans and initiatives, and to ask questions or raise issues with Essential Energy team members This includes an hour allocated for you to ask us anything.
To help us better respond to your questions on the day, please email aspinfo@essentialenergy.com.au with the topics or issues you would like addressed.
Registration
The forum will be held on Thursday 14 November 2024 from 10.00am to 12.00 noon – Please click here to register.
What do you need to do?
- Click on register here to reserve your spot.
- Communicate this information to relevant members of your organisation.
Further Information
If you need further information, please email aspinfo@essentialenergy.com.au.
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Update 22: Electrical Trades Union Protected Industrial Action at Essential Energy
As per our communications from 6 August 2024, the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) provided notice to Essential Energy of its intention to commence protective industrial action effective from 8 August 2024.
The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has notified Essential Energy of further proposed industrial action commencing on Wednesday 6 November 2024 till Tuesday 12 November 2024.
Potential Impacts
The planned industrial action is likely to create unavoidable disruptions for ASPs, contractors and customers through the possible postponement of planned work. ASPs will receive notice of planned work being postponed on the morning of the job. Notice will be provided through a phone call or email that morning.
Any job that is postponed will need to be resubmitted via the Essential Connection Portal. For projects not being administered via the Essential Connections Portal, you will need to complete and submit a ‘Request for Planned Outage’ form CEOP6013 via contestableworks@essentialenergy.com.au.
What do you need to do?
Communicate this information to relevant members of your organisation.
Further Information
If you need further information, please email aspinfo@essentialenergy.com.au.
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You cannot leave comment in this blogpost unless you are a part of the project panel.
Update 21: Electrical Trades Union Protected Industrial Action at Essential Energy
As per our communications from 6 August 2024, the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) provided notice to Essential Energy of its intention to commence protective industrial action effective from 8 August 2024.
The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has notified Essential Energy of further proposed industrial action commencing on Wednesday 30 October 2024 till Tuesday 5 November 2024.
Potential Impacts
The planned industrial action is likely to create unavoidable disruptions for ASPs, contractors and customers through the possible postponement of planned work. ASPs will receive notice of planned work being postponed on the morning of the job. Notice will be provided through a phone call or email that morning.
Any job that is postponed will need to be resubmitted via the Essential Connection Portal. For projects not being administered via the Essential Connections Portal, you will need to complete and submit a ‘Request for Planned Outage’ form CEOP6013 via contestableworks@essentialenergy.com.au.
What do you need to do?
Communicate this information to relevant members of your organisation.
Further Information
If you need further information, please email aspinfo@essentialenergy.com.au.
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You cannot leave comment in this blogpost unless you are a part of the project panel.
Update 20: Electrical Trades Union Protected Industrial Action at Essential Energy
As per our communications from 6 August 2024, the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) provided notice to Essential Energy of its intention to commence protective industrial action effective from 8 August 2024.
The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has notified Essential Energy of further proposed industrial action commencing on Wednesday 23 October 2024 till Tuesday 29 October 2024.
Potential Impacts
The planned industrial action is likely to create unavoidable disruptions for ASPs, contractors and customers through the possible postponement of planned work. ASPs will receive notice of planned work being postponed on the morning of the job. Notice will be provided through a phone call or email that morning.
Any job that is postponed will need to be resubmitted via the Essential Connection Portal. For projects not being administered via the Essential Connections Portal, you will need to complete and submit a ‘Request for Planned Outage’ form CEOP6013 via contestableworks@essentialenergy.com.au.
What do you need to do?
Communicate this information to relevant members of your organisation.
Further Information
If you need further information, please email aspinfo@essentialenergy.com.au.
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Phone 02 6933 5956 Email hamish.wheatley@essentialenergy.com.au
