Level 3 ASPs
Level 3 ASPs design overhead and/or underground distribution and Sub-Transmission network assets. If you need further information or support, please email aspinfo@essentialenergy.com.au.
Important Document Links:
Click here for the Design and Certification Officer Contact List
Level 3 ASPs design overhead and/or underground distribution and Sub-Transmission network assets. If you need further information or support, please email aspinfo@essentialenergy.com.au.
Important Document Links:
Click here for the Design and Certification Officer Contact List
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Safety Brief SB-1146_ASP Armoured type, paper insulated, oil impregnated cables
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
If you need further information, please email aspinfo@essentialenergy.com.au.
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Update 16: 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 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.
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Update 15: 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 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.
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Update 14: 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 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 Enterprise Agreement ballot results
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.
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Update 13: 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 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.
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Update 12: 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 2 October 2024 and Thursday 3 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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Update 11: 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 25 September 2024 and each consecutive day up to and including Tuesday 1 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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Update 10: 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 Friday 20 September 2024 and each consecutive day up to and including Tuesday 24 September 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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Changes to the Inspection Customer Installation Fee
What is happening?
From 1 October 2024 payment of the Inspection Customer Installation fee in the Essential Connections Portal will move from the submission of the Certificate of Compliance Electrical Work (CCEW) to the request for a Connection Application.
This change allows Electrical Contractors to complete the CCEW through the Essential Connections Portal without having to make a payment if the Customer Installation Inspection fee has been paid at the time of the Connection Application.
What do you need to do?
- Communicate this information to relevant members of your organisation.
- It is important to submit an Intent to Connect (ITC) case into the Essential Connections Portal prior to submitting the CCEW.
Further Information
If you need further information, please email aspinfo@essentialenergy.com.au.
Who's Listening
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Phone 02 6933 5956 Email hamish.wheatley@essentialenergy.com.au
Essential Connections
Digital Asset Management
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What's New?
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Getting Started
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01 Getting Started - what you need to access Neara our network model and Lidar data (759 KB) (pdf)
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02 How to log in to Neara and access our Network Model and Lidar data (994 KB) (pdf)
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03 Level 3 Access Request to Neara (19.5 KB) (xlsx)
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04 Getting Started with Neara (61.8 MB) (mp4)
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05 Request access to Essential Energys network model and LiDAR data for a given area (105 MB) (mp4)
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General Navigation of Neara
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01 General Navigation of Neara (3.99 MB) (pdf)
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02 Mouse Controls and Keyboard Shortcuts - video (112 MB) (mp4)
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03 Customise Neara screenlayout and workspace (102 MB) (mp4)
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05 Searching by an Asset Label or an Asset ID (102 MB) (mp4)
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04 Search in Neara by location (74.8 MB) (mp4)
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06 Finding a Design (34.6 MB) (mp4)
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07 Using the Libraries in Neara (78 MB) (mp4)
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08 Properties Panel (132 MB) (mp4)
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Understanding LiDAR
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Overhead Design
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01 A 28-Step Guide to using Neara and Essential Energys Network Model for ASPs (3.09 MB) (pdf)
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02 Creating an Overhead Design with Neara (2.98 MB) (pdf)
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03 Guidelines for using Essential Energys Foundations Checks (2.23 MB) (pdf)
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04 Overhead Design Buttons (117 MB) (mp4)
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05 Adding a Stay (107 MB) (mp4)
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06 Using the Environments Spreadsheet (48.5 MB) (mp4)
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07 Adding a Transformer and Associated Pole Substation (61.6 MB) (mp4)
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08 How to Use EE Attached Crossings Checks (49.1 MB) (mp4)
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09 How to use the clearance report (61.8 MB) (mp4)
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10 Strength Checks (121 MB) (mp4)
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11 Designing Side Stays in Neara (965 KB) (pdf)
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12 Guidelines for Essential Energys Swing angle Check in Neara (1.12 MB) (pdf)
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13 Flag is loaded in master model template (7.04 MB) (mp4)
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Automated Overhead Construction and Conductor Schedules
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Underground Design
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Section 1_ Introduction and Update
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Section 2_ Using the UG Tools
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Section 3_ Design Example and Pulling Calculation
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Section 4_ Voltage Drop Calculations
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How to Use the Underground Design Tools in Neara (2.95 MB) (pdf)
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Neara Underground Design - Voltage Drop Calculations (445 KB) (pdf)
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Neara Underground Design Example - How to Design Underground Reticulation for a New Residential Estate (10.1 MB) (pdf)
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How To Set The Coefficient of Friction in Neara (1.58 MB) (pdf)
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Neara UG - Voltage and Current Calculations_update (661 KB) (pdf)
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Underground Design Example (993 KB) (zip)
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Additional Neara Resources
Information
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Briefing – CEOM7098 issue 16 - Underground Design manual changes (382 KB) (pdf)
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ASP Underground Manual update session Aug 2024 (312 KB) (pdf)
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Bushfire Priority Zone Transition BFP ASP Comms (101 MB) (mp4)
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Essential Energy - Digital Identification User Guide (1.87 MB) (pdf)
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Safety Briefs/Alerts
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Policy
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Essential Connections Portal Preview (1.21 MB) (mp4)