The National Electricity Registration Scheme (NERS) has been developed to allow providers (commonly known as independent connections providers) to carry our contestable connection work. Any provider wishing to carry out this work within the contestable market, as defined by OFGEM, must be accredited under this scheme.
The scheme represents part of an ongoing process to introduce competition into the electrical services market.
What are the benefits?
Accreditation under the scheme will provide the service provider with the following benefits:
- accreditation recognised by all UK DNOs
- independent assessment and registration process
- assignment of an accreditation mark which will represent the achievement of a high technical, quality and safety standard
- Lloyd's Register website listing of registered service providers
All distribution network operators (DNOs) on mainland UK recognise this scheme and, provided that the NERS providers hold the appropriate UK utility schemes accreditations, the NERS provider can compete for work within the contestable connections market. When awarding contracts to registered NERS providers, the developer, who is usually the client organisation, can be confident that once the work has been completed, the host DNO will adopt the connection for the remainder of its lifetime. All contractors who wish to undertake any part of the contestable connections process including project management, design, cable installation etc require the relevant accreditation.
The scopes of registration are as follows:
- design
- project management
- cable laying (LV,11kV, 33kV, 132kV)
- cable jointing (dead LV, live LV,11kV, 33kV, 132kV)
- overhead lines wooden pole and/or steel tower (up to 132kV)
- substation installation (up to 11kV/415V)
- substation installation (11kV, 33kV, 132kV)
- all associated civil engineering works including excavation, cable laying and backfilling
- network switching and intrusive cable identification.
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Latest NERS forum minutes
Latest NERS forum minutes
- NERS provider forum minutes 04-03-20
- NERS provider forum minutes 19-11-19
- NERS provider forum minutes 05-03-19
- NERS provider forum slides 05-03-19
- NERS provider forum minutes 17-07-18
- NERS provider forum minutes 06-03-18
- NERS provider forum minutes 07-11-17
- NERS provider forum minutes 04-07-17
- NERS provider forum minutes 28-02-17
- NERS provider forum minutes 01-11-16
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NERS forum minutes 2010-2015
NERS forum minutes 2010-2015
- NERS provider forum minutes 03-11-15
- NERS provider forum minutes 07-07-15
- NERS provider forum minutes 03-03-15
- NERS provider forum minutes 04-11-14
- NERS provider forum minutes 08-07-14
- NERS provider forum minutes 01-03-14
- NERS provider forum minutes 05-11-13
- NERS provider forum minutes 02-07-13
- NERS provider forum minutes 05-03-13
- NERS provider forum minutes 08-11-12
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Latest NERS advisory panel minutes
Latest NERS advisory panel minutes
- NERS advisory panel minutes 17-11-20
- NERS advisory panel minutes 28-07-20
- NERS advisory panel minutes 05-11-19
- NERS advisory panel minutes 30-07-19
- NERS advisory panel minutes 19-03-19
- NERS advisory panel minutes 20-03-18
- NERS advisory panel minutes 21-11-17
- NERS advisory panel minutes 14-03-17
- NERS advisory panel minutes 15-11-16
- NERS advisory panel minutes 15-03-16
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NERS advisory panel minutes 2011-2014
NERS advisory panel minutes 2011-2014
- NERS advisory panel minutes 18-11-14
- NERS advisory panel minutes 22-07-14
- NERS advisory panel minutes 02-04-14
- NERS advisory panel minutes 16-07-13
- NERS advisory panel minutes 19-03-13
- NERS advisory panel minutes 20-11-12
- NERS advisory panel minutes 17-07-12
- NERS advisory panel minutes 20-03-12
- NERS advisory panel minutes 10-01-12
- NERS advisory panel minutes 29-03-11