On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:59:05 +0100, AJH wrote:

I've been offered a yard to house my timber kiln, it is adjacent to a
road with an electricity supply and I'm deciding whether to go with a
generator 11 hours a day or the grid supply. SEEboard deem it a
business connection and are asking for details of welders, motors,
cranes etc. as well as the total load (about 15kW(e)max) before they
will quote.

Has anybody knowledge of costs of a recent 100A domestic installation?

Sorry, can't help with up to date domestic connection charges, but isn't
that rather irrelevant anyway, if they're trying to class you as a business
connection?

As to details of loadings, that's standard practice. They have to be
certain they have an adequate supply for anything you're likely to connect.

On what you say, however, a nominal load of 15kw for a kiln is likely to be
mainly reistive, and shouldn't present any problems for them (or you).

Be warned, however, using welders, motors over 3hp or other 'dirty' loads
may require some reinforcement of their distribution system, the costs for
which will be included in the calculations for the charge to you, as the
person who has brought about the need for the reinforcements.

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