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Metering Options/Strategy for a high rise residential apartment blocks

Donald Keenan
Working on a high rise multiple occupancy apartment block (approx. 158 apartments over 16 floors). 3 blocks similar quantities of apartments. Ground floors in all blocks will be used for commercial use.  UKPN are the DNO for the area.

 
It has been over 10 years since I last done a high rise and was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction/webpage to standard DNO incoming requirements/drawings for this type of project.  Not sure who would be the BNO my guess is probably the landlord.

 
Rather than have a single location for all metering as pervious projects I was wondering if you could install a main 1200A incomers/cut-out, TPN unmetered and connect into multiple unmetered distribution units (Schneider MODE for example) within risers and have the metering within each apartment (SMART Metering tech etc) or riser. Landlord supply from main intake.

Any pervious examples would be great or even a point of contact/company name I can approach for advice. 
Any help is apricated.
Thanks Don

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    Don


    I"m sure you have probably got your query resolved by now - all I was going to say was wont the DNO/DSO offer some advice on this based on recent schemes/projects that they have done in the past?


    If not come back to me and I'll have a chat with the New Connections team at my local DNO 


    Alan
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    Hi Don,


    Yes, I hope you got something sorted. The fragmented nature of the industry makes things fun. In the normal run of things the cable as far as the cutout belongs to the DNO. The tails from the cutout to the meter and the meter itself belong to the energy supplier, the tails from the meter to the distribution belong to the customer but we, as sparkies, can't make the connection to the meter.


    You could do private metering and then the building owner could set the rates themself. Not so good for the customers but happens quite often.


    Otherwise I concur with Alan if the DNO has to be involved further that the main cutout. In the normal model of things they would have to adopt and maintain the LV distribution within the building.


    I haven't done high rise before, but I've done a few multi-occupancy schemes. Anyone can buy and fit a MID approved meter and you can use a system like Schneiders Facility Expert to have smart metering, or Meter Manager can provide GSM enabled meters and an online meter reading system.


    Cheers, Ian

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