Customer deliverables and considerations

Customer deliverables

The following table summarises the customer inputs/deliverables required to progress through the various stages of the connection process.

Stage	Activity	Customer inputs / deliverables required
Enquiry	Connection Options Assessment	Enquiry form submitted Contract executed and payment received Critical project criteria evidence
Initiation	Connection Application Assessment	Connection application form Powerfactory Model of the customers facility (Steady State) Model User Guide Single Line Diagram Equipment Data Sheet Payment of application fee Critical project criteria evidence
Initiation	Connection Options Assessment (if required)	Contract executed and payment received
Initiation	Steady State Study	Payment received Preferred connection option confirmed (form Connection Options Assessment) SWIS Base Model Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) executed for self-serving customers Steady State Study report submitted for self-serving customers
Initiation	Grid Input Package	Payment received
Initiation	GPS Model Due Diligence and GPS Assessment R0 Validation	Payment received GPS assessment submission Updated Connection Application (with D Data) Powerfactory Model of the customers facility (Dynamic) Model User Guide
Initiation	Load Model Assessment or Load Model Due Diligence	Payment received Updated Connection Application (with D Data) Powerfactory Model of the customers facility (Dynamic) Model User Guide
Initiation	Community Engagement and Environmental Desktop Assessment	Payment received Preferred connection option confirmed (form Connection Options Assessment)
Initiation	Scope definition	Payment received
Scoping	Project Scoping (including Concept Design and estimation)	Payment received Site Location and Line route confirmed Environmental, Planning and Heritage due diligence assessment provided Community Engagement conducted Land Access in Principle agreement received Critical project criteria evidence
Planning	Access Offer Preparation	Payment received Final 3rd party approvals (Environmental, Planning, Heritage and Land Access) Critical project criteria evidence
Execution	Dynamic Studies	Access Offer contracts (IWC and ETAC) executed, and payment/securities received
Execution	EMT Studies (Stage 1 and 2)	Access Offer contracts (IWC and ETAC) executed, and payment/securities received Updated Connection Application PSCAD Model of the customers facility Model User Guide
Execution	Detailed Design	Access Offer contracts (IWC and ETAC) executed, and payment/securities received.
Execution	Construction & Commissioning	Access Offer contracts (IWC and ETAC) executed and all IWC customer deliverables have been satisfied, these may include: Final studies and designs completed Financial close achieved (payment or securities received) All land access agreements are in place All easements have been agreed All Environmental, Planning and Heritage Approvals have been provided All third-party approvals (gas, water, railway, telecommunications etc.) provided For market participant generators a Commissioning Test Plan, which documents commissioning tests to be performed, must be approved by AEMO in advance of any testing. GPS R1 & R2 assessment submissions (Generation only)
Execution	Non-Thermit Limit Equation Studies	Latest confirmed model fo the customers facility

Customer considerations

Customers are responsible for completing all activities related to securing land for the Western Power owned customer connection assets and shared network assets required for connection to the network (e.g., line route and/or terminal yard), including:

Community engagement and land access negotiations
Environmental spring surveys
Easements and line route corridors
Clearing, working near other asset approvals
3rd party permits, approvals and land acquisitions

Generator connections will proceed under constrained access via AEMO’s Security Constrained Economic Dispatch (SCED) engine and your facility would be subject to SCED control. You are encouraged to consult AEMO’s constraint equations and perform Market modelling to understand the commercial impact SCED may have on the proposed facility, before proceeding with your Connection Application.

It’s suggested that customers consider the following items before commencing the connection process:

Familiarisation with the relevant government policies and Western Power’s guidelines and contract templates
Key project driver:
- Time i.e., progressing faster with less scope/cost/time certainty vs more certainty i.e., prioritising increased scope/cost/time certainty over progressing faster
Appetite for performing self-serve options:
- Steady State Studies
- Load Model Assessment
Engaging an appropriate consultant(s) to support your project with the following if/when required:
- Understanding the energy market, future tariffs and project staging requirements
- Western Power’s connection application process
- Performing network studies and other constraint analysis
- Equipment compliance to WEM/Technical Rules and Generator Performance Standards (GPS) 
- Identifying potential line route(s) for connection assets
- Conducting environmental, planning and heritage assessments and surveys (if/when required)
- Community Engagement consultation with affected landowners, residents, and businesses
Appetite for early procurement of long lead materials

Suppliers

Western Power currently holds contracts with a number of suppliers to undertake ‘Network Planning and Power System Studies,’ a defined service category under Western Power’s Professional Engineering Panel.

The table below lists the suppliers that Western Power has an active contract with under this category.

Category Supplier	Service category 13: Network Planning & Power System Studies

Amplitude Consultants Pty Ltd	Transmission only
Alliance Power and Data	Distribution and Transmission
Ekistica Pty Ltd	Distribution only
Energyze Pty Ltd	Transmission only
GHD Pty Ltd	Distribution and Transmission
Jacobs Group Pty Ltd	Distribution and Transmission
Merz Consulting Pty Ltd	Distribution and Transmission
Power Systems Consulting	Distribution and Transmission

While suppliers have been qualified to perform services in this category directly for Western Power, this is not an endorsement of supplier’s capability experience or performance, and customers should consider their individual project requirements and perform an independent assessment of the suppliers before engaging their services. The above table is not to be interpreted as an exhaustive list of suppliers from which Western Power will accept work. We will work with suppliers that are not contained in the above table and are engaged by a customer provided they have the required capability and experience.