Manuals, standards & metering
We take safety seriously - and we share this commitment with our contractors, installers and anybody who needs to work near our network. We want to make sure you, your workmates and the community remain safe and the power remains on.
Always follow the manuals and industry standards relevant to your project and work environment to make sure your work is carried out safely and in line with the relevant laws and regulations.
- Technical rules
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Safety
Horizon Power is committed to meeting all legal obligations in relation to legislative, regulatory and environmental requirements. Our Safety, Health & Wellbeing Policy is available below with all other Safety and Health Management System documentation available through the Contractor and Tender portals.
- Forms and exemptions
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Switching operators manual, process and rules
Download the Switchgear Instruction Manual - SIM
- Distribution Construction Standards
- Distribution Design
- Distribution Design Catalogue
- Distribution Commissioning Test Sheets
- Distribution Data Sheets
- Interim Instructions
Metering requirements
The following links provide the electrical consulting and electrical contracting industries information regarding all requirements for any connection, of all types of installations, to a Horizon Power Network.
Mandatory Link Criteria and Metrology Procedure
Horizon Power has received approval from the Economic Regulation Authority for the mandatory link criteria under Part 6 of the Electricity Metering Code.
The mandatory link criteria deals with the communication links required by metering installations so as to enable meters to be read from remote locations via telecommunication networks.
The following documents explain the Horizon Power's Mandatory Link criteria, Metrology Procedure for Meter Installations and the approval received from the Economic Regulation Authority.