However, to assist you with your connection requirements, we have developed a basic costing guide to provide an indication of pricing and the timescales for obtaining a connection.
Pricing tables
Connection Type
Guaranteed Standard
Average time to receive a quotation
Prices from (excl.VAT)
Average prices (excl.VAT)
Average time to get a connection from payment
Install PME
N/A
N/A
£135.86 to make an existing PME terminal available
£167.09 to make a new PME terminal available (usually requires a cut-out change)
£287.09 to make a new PME terminal available and install an isolator.
Over 4 domestic connections (based on typical 5 connections with service works only)
25 days
7 days
£1,890
£15,000
6 Weeks
Typical small business connection
(up to 69kVA)
15 days
5 days
£452
£4,000
5 Weeks
Multiple small business connections (based on typical 2 connections with low voltage service works only)
25 days
8 days
£3,812
£12,000
6 Weeks
Typical large business connection (HV)
35 days
8 days
£14,212
£65,000
14 Weeks
Extra high voltage connection
65 days
50 days
Price on request
Price on request
2 Years
Unmetered new connections (excluding Local Authority & PFI)
25 days
7 days
£298
£2,417
5 Weeks
Notes
- Average time to quote is counted from the date the application form has been received from the customer.
- Average time to connect is counted from the date the payment for connection is received from the customer.
- These timescales are an indication only and may not reflect final timescales included in any regulatory returns following a data assurance process.
- ‘Prices from’ are provided on the basis of an existing network being available within 10m of each connection location. These indicative charges exclude any excavation/reinstatement, reinforcement, extension assets, diversion works or legal consents and land rights.
- These costs are for general illustration purposes only and are not to be relied upon should you require a more accurate price in respect of specific premises.
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