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What is happening?
Essential Connections has been updated to include a Standard Connection Application category 'New Connection for Load without NMI'.
This category is only to be to used as part of a standard connection for load that requires network augmentation where a National Metering Identifier (NMI) is not available at the time of starting the design.
Standard connections using ‘New Connection for Load without NMI’ must provide a NMI prior to connecting any related assets. The NMI should be submitted to the Network Assurance Facilitator during the construction start-up meeting.
Note: If you choose ‘New Connection for Load without NMI’ for your connection project and you were not eligible, you will need to submit a new application using the correct application category.
What do you need to do?
Communicate this information to relevant members of your organisation.
Further Information
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What has Changed?
Paul Turley has been appointed as the Team Leader for the Contestable Design Central Team for the next 6 months while Michael Wilson is on extended leave.
For any enquiries for the Central Team, please contact Paul via email paul.turley@essentialenergy.com.au or phone (02) 6338 3565.
All Contestable Design contacts are available on our support page under Design and Certification Officer Contact list.
What do you need to do?
Communicate this information to relevant members of your organisation.
Further Information
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What is happening?
We’re currently rolling out face-to-face training for the Level 1 ASP construction stage in the Essential Connections Portal.
A session covers approximately four to six hours to fully train your company and ensure all necessary apps loaded and operational on all your devices.
Level 1 ASPs who are already using the system tell us that this face-to-face training is invaluable.
What will I learn?
Please bring any Notices to Commence Construction that you are ready to submit and we will guide your team through processing them in our Essential Connections Portal.
Support will be provided for any components that we cannot cover during the training session.
How can I book a face-to-face session?
Training is being held across our distribution area over the next two months.
If you have NOT received an invitation and would like to participate in one of these sessions, please email aspinfo@essentialenergy.com.au.
Unable to attend a face-to-face session?
If your company is unavailable to attend any face-to-face training, you can join a ZOOM training session from 25 to 29 November 2024. However, we highly recommend you and your team attend a face-to-face training session.
Please note that from 1 December 2024 we will be no longer be accepting CEOF6012 - Notice to Commence Constructions & CEOF6013 - Notice of Required Outage / Connection via email to Contestable Works.
What do you need to do?
- Communicate this information to relevant members of your organisation.
- If you are already in Essential Connections Portal for construction stage, then no further action is required.
Further Information
If you need further information, please email aspinfo@essentialenergy.com.au.
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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 on Wednesday 16 October 2024, Thursday 17 October 2024 and Friday 18 October 2024 in the form of 24 hour bans, one (1) hour Work Stoppages.
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
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Background
Evoenergy has discovered the presence of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) compounds on a sample of armoured type, paper insulated, oil impregnated cables.
Essential Energy’s initial response
A consultative group including Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs), jointers and Operations Managers is being formed to develop a strategy to identify if this risk is present on the Essential Energy network and to develop subsequent controls if required.
What do you need to do?
- Download and review Safety Brief SB-1146_ASP Armoured type, paper insulated, oil impregnated cables located on Essential Engagement.
- Communicate this information to relevant members of your organisation.
Further Information
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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 on Monday 14 October 2024 and Tuesday 15 October 2024 in the form of 24-hour bans, one (1) hour Work Stoppages.
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.
- View this communication via Essential Engagement.
Further Information
If you need further information, please email aspinfo@essentialenergy.com.au.
You cannot leave comment in this blogpost unless you are a part of the project panel.
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 12 October 2024 and Sunday 13 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.
You cannot leave comment in this blogpost unless you are a part of the project panel.
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 Friday 11 October 2024 in the form of 24 hour bans, one (1) hour Work Stoppages and changes to the performance of work.
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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Essential Energy employees have had the opportunity to vote on an Enterprise Agreement offer that included:
- an industry-leading 15 per cent pay increase over three years
- a one per cent increase to superannuation
- an upfront payment of $5,000 and significant enhancements to allowances, wellbeing benefits, leave improvements and other conditions.
Essential Energy, the combined unions and bargaining representatives have been informed that a majority of the eligible employees who voted, did not support the proposed Enterprise Agreement.
Next steps
Essential Energy will schedule further bargaining meetings with the combined unions and bargaining representatives. We will continue to bargain in good faith and progress bargaining in a constructive and efficient manner for the benefit of employees, customers and the NSW community.
Disappointingly, Essential Energy expects the industrial action driven by the Electrical Trades Unions (ETU) and Mining and Energy Union (MEU) to continue across regional, rural and remote NSW, deliberately impacting customers and small businesses through unpredictable cancellations of planned outages that have a direct impact on the day-to-day activities of the NSW community.
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.
You cannot leave comment in this blogpost unless you are a part of the project panel.
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 Friday 4 October 2024 and each consecutive day up to and including Thursday 10 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.
Briefing – CEOM7098 issue 16 - Underground Design manual changes (382 KB) (pdf)
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