Full checklist to be used by municipalities when assessing an SSEG application, covering all of the checks to be undertaken before the proposed system can be accepted. The Control Document is normally attached to an application as it arrives, and guides officials through all steps of the assessment process. (Updated for Feb 2023 NRS097-2-3)

This is a spreadsheet version of the SSEG Application Control document to simply the process of assessing SSEG applications. The user inputs the information on the SSEG Application Form and network parameters, and the spreadsheet checks for acceptability. (Updated for Feb 2023 NRS097-2-3)

Presentation on the list of key outcomes municipalities are to achieve in terms of SSEG from the SSEG training (Mark Borchers, 2023).

Overview of national standards and regulatory environment relevant to embedded generation (Faure van Schalkwyk, 2023).

This tool assists municipalities calculate the total cost of a network upgrade for the purpose of integrating new generators into the network.

A template for a Municipal Electricity By-Law ammendment – SSEG text that should be included (from Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr SSEG By-Law Guide)

This spreadsheet assists municipal distributors evaluate grid impact studies for embedded generators to connect to their distribution grid (DIgSILENT, 2022).

Template Generator Connection and Use-of-System Agreement which municipalities can customise for their own purposes. The document flags areas of customisation, although municipal technical and legal departments should check relevance of all sections for their situation. Based on the City of Cape Town agreement.

A generic application form for EG 1 MW and larger, which municipalities can customise as necessary.  It draws on the Eskom equivalent application form dd 1 October 2022.

As renewable energy costs decline and companies strive to decarbonise their power supply, there is a growing call for municipalities to facilitate wheeling of electricity across their distribution networks. This paper explores how municipalities can calculate use-of-system charges for providing access to their networks for wheeling (Dippenaar et al, 2022).