Government regulations¹ released in August 2007 provide a process that governs connection of DG to a distributor’s electricity network and the requirements on each of the parties.  The regulations are set out in two categories:

• for DG with rated output of 10 kW or less and
• for DG rated in excess of 10 kW

Household scale DG – such as a small solar PV array or a micro-wind turbine - will normally fall into the lower output category above and the regulations have been designed to provide a simplified and streamlined connection process for these.  This guide focuses on these smaller DG installations.