Electricity distribution code clarification

16 Jan 2018

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The Commission has varied the Electricity Distribution Code (Code) to clarify the operation of the Guaranteed Service Level (GSL) scheme that applies to SA Power Networks. 

To ensure the GSL scheme operates as intended by the Commission, a variation has been made to the Code to specify ‘stop the clock’ requirements. The variation reflects the Commission’s decisions in 2008 and 2014, and clarifies that when an interruption occurs that is beyond the control of SA Power Networks (eg bushfire, lightning, storm, flood), and it is unsafe to restore supply, it is excluded from the GSL scheme. 

Importantly, the variation to the Code is not a change in Commission policy or position, but seeks to clarify the intended operation of the scheme.

Further information is available on the project page. 

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