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- Connections services
- Generation Connections
- Disconnections
- Non-contestable Work
| Guaranteed Standard | Average time to receive a quotation | Prices from (ex. VAT) | Average price (ex.VAT) | Average time to get a connection from payment | |
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Notification of a Heat Pump or EV Charger Installation - max demand 60A |
Guaranteed Standard N/A | Notifications processed within 10 working days | N/A | N/A |
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Application to install a Heat Pump or EV Charger |
Guaranteed Standard single domestic premises - 5 to 15 days | 7 days (excludes days on pause) | Fuse Upgrade Only £140 | Cut out replacement £510 |
4 weeks |
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Service Alterations |
Guaranteed Standard 5 days | 4 days (excludes days on pause) | £628 single phase | £820 single phase |
7 weeks |
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1 Standard connection |
Guaranteed Standard 5 days | 5 days (excludes days on pause) | £995 | £3,210 (no low voltage mains cable required) |
9 weeks
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Up to 4 standard connections |
Guaranteed Standard 15 days | 15 days (excludes days on pause) | £3,900 | £9,280 |
14 weeks
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Over 4 standard connections (based on 6 typical connections) |
Guaranteed Standard 25 days | 22 days (excludes days on pause) | £5,900 | £10,360 |
20 weeks
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Typical small business connection |
Guaranteed Standard 25 days | 22 days (excludes days on pause) | £1,700 | £13,160 |
14 weeks
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Multiple small business connection (based on 6 typical connections) |
Guaranteed Standard 25 days | 22 days (excludes days on pause) | £12,000 | £31,500 |
19 weeks
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Typical large business connection |
Guaranteed Standard 35 days | 30 days (excludes days on pause) | £25,000 | £48,750 |
26 weeks
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Extra high voltage connections |
Guaranteed Standard 65 days | 65 days (excludes days on pause) | POA | POA |
2 years |
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Unmetered connections |
Guaranteed Standard 25 days | 25 days (excludes days on pause) | £610 | £5,200 |
6 weeks |
| Guaranteed Standard | Average time to receive a quotation | Prices from (ex. VAT) | Average price (ex.VAT) | Average time to get a connection from payment | |
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Small scale generation for a single property (G98 - Single premises notification) |
Guaranteed Standard N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
We don't make any charges relating to this work, but we need you to notify us that you've installed the generating units |
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Multiple small scale connections (G98 - application to connect) |
Guaranteed Standard N/A | N/A | Northern Powergrid must complete an assessment prior to the installation of any generation unit(s) | Northern Powergrid must complete an assessment prior to the installation of any generation unit(s) |
We may not make any charges relating to this work, but we will need to agree a date when you can complete the installation |
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Low voltage generation (G99) |
Guaranteed Standard 45 days | 33 days (excludes days on pause) | £650 | £9,500 |
10 weeks |
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High voltage generation (G99) |
Guaranteed Standard 65 days | 51 days (excludes days on pause) | £650 | £59,300 |
19 weeks |
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Extra high voltage generation (G99) |
Guaranteed Standard 65 days | 65 days (excludes days on pause) | POA | POA |
2 years |
| Average time to receive a quotation | Prices from (ex. VAT) | Average price (ex.VAT) | ||
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Unmetered disconnections |
25 days | £600 | £1,200 |
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1 Standard disconnection |
25 days | £600 | £750 |
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Up to 4 standard disconnections |
25 days | £1,000 | £3,200 |
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Typical small business disconnection |
25 days | £940 | £1,900 |
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Typical large business disconnections |
25 days | £2,500 | £9,300 |
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| Guaranteed Standard | Average time to receive a quotation | Average time to approve a design submission | Prices from (ex. VAT) | Average price (ex.VAT) | ||
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Connection for up to 3 plots |
Guaranteed Standard 15 days | 13 days (excludes days on pause) | 10 days | £300 | £1,100 |
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Connection at Low Voltage for more than 4 plots |
Guaranteed Standard 15 days | 13 days (excludes days on pause) | 6 days | £300 | £1,800 |
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Connection at a Low Voltage for a small business |
Guaranteed Standard 15 days | 13 days (excludes days on pause) | 10 days | £300 | £750 |
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Connection at a Low Voltage for multiple small business |
Guaranteed Standard 15 days | 13 days (excludes days on pause) | 10 days | £300 | £360 |
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Connection at High Voltage |
Guaranteed Standard 20 days | 17 days (excludes days on pause) | 10 days | £300 | £1,600 |
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