Short rural feeder means a feeder with a total feeder route length less than 200 km, which is not a CBD feeder or urban feeder. Long rural feeder means a feeder with a total feeder route length greater than 200 km, which is not a CBD feeder or urban feeder. We agree with these new definitions for feeder classifications to be adopted in the STPIS. Questions 9. The AER would like views on the current definitions of the feeder classifications. 10. Historically, only feeders supplying the central business districts of the capital cities of each jurisdiction have been classified as CBD feeders for STPIS purpose. Should this practice be maintained? Planned interruptions Planned interruptions are necessary for the maintenance, repair and replacement of the distribution system. Planned Interruption means an intentional disconnection of customers' premises where the customer has been provided with prior notification of the interruption in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. Distributors must provide a minimum of four-days-notice for the planned interruption. With sufficient notice, the impact of planned interruption to the consumer can be significantly less than that of an unplanned interruption. However, there is still some cost to consumers from a planned interruption. Further, not all customers have the same preference for the outage time and the duration of a planned interruption is typically mush greater than that of an unplanned interruption. For example, commercial and industrial consumers may prefer to not have planned interruptions during normal working hours, whereas restaurants and residential customers may prefer to not have planned interruptions during weekend and Friday evenings. Some customers may need to use a temporary generator during the interruption and this is represents a cost to that consumer. In some cases, the distributor may be able to modify the proposed works to reduce the impacts of a planned interruption on affected consumers. Moving planned works to the a time that suits the consumer, reducing the duration of the planned works or undertaking the works via 'live line' techniques may be possible alternatives. The distributor is likely to incur additional costs to undertake planned works outside normal working hours, or via 'live line' techniques. Therefore there is a trade-off between the cost to undertake the planned works and minimising the impacts on consumers.
Short rural feeder means a feeder with a total feeder route length less than 200 km, which is not a CBD feeder or urban feeder. Long rural feeder means a feeder with a total feeder route length greater than 200 km, which is not a CBD feeder or urban feeder. We agree with these new definitions for feeder classifications to be adopted in the STPIS. Questions 9. The AER would like views on the current definitions of the feeder classifications. 10. Historically, only feeders supplying the central business districts of the capital cities of each jurisdiction have been classified as CBD feeders for STPIS purpose. Should this practice be maintained? Planned interruptions Planned interruptions are necessary for the maintenance, repair and replacement of the distribution system. Planned Interruption means an intentional disconnection of customers' premises where the customer has been provided with prior notification of the interruption in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. Distributors must provide a minimum of four-days-notice for the planned interruption. With sufficient notice, the impact of planned interruption to the consumer can be significantly less than that of an unplanned interruption. However, there is still some cost to consumers from a planned interruption. Further, not all customers have the same preference for the outage time and the duration of a planned interruption is typically mush greater than that of an unplanned interruption. For example, commercial and industrial consumers may prefer to not have planned interruptions during normal working hours, whereas restaurants and residential customers may prefer to not have planned interruptions during weekend and Friday evenings. Some customers may need to use a temporary generator during the interruption and this is represents a cost to that consumer. In some cases, the distributor may be able to modify the proposed works to reduce the impacts of a planned interruption on affected consumers. Moving planned works to the a time that suits the consumer, reducing the duration of the planned works or undertaking the works via 'live line' techniques may be possible alternatives. The distributor is likely to incur additional costs to undertake planned works outside normal working hours, or via 'live line' techniques. Therefore there is a trade-off between the cost to undertake the planned works and minimising the impacts on consumers.
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