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Livening the connection

Before you can liven a connection, you need to organise the installation of your service line with your electrician. Please note that the service line within the private property is owned by the property owner. 

When your connection is ready, please let us know that it is ready to be livened – regardless of whether it is a permanent or temporary supply.  

Temporary power supply: Temporary power supply (known as Builders Temporary Supply or BTS) may be required at a work site.  When you request an ICP (installation control point) from us you need to let us know that this supply is temporary. 

Livening the connection

Once you've organised the installation of your service line with your electrician, fill in the below application.

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Responsibilities

  • Organise a private underground cable or overhead line from our point of supply to the meter (a distribution switchboard is usually installed before the meter)
  • The cable needs to be a double-insulated, non-screen cable manufactured in according with AS4026 - 2008
  • Choose a Vector approved livening inspector who will liven and test your connection
  • If you have applied for temporary supply (BTS)
    • Locate main switchboards on your property and not fixed to Vector's equipment
    • Contact your retailer if you want the temporary supply to become permanent
    • If you no longer require the temporary supply, and you don’t want a permanent supply, you can apply for the connection to be decommissioned here 


Our process


Initiate

Contact an electrician to confirm the capacity required. Request a new connection here

ICP creation

We'll create the ICP (Installation control point) and notify your preferred power retailer within 3 working days.

Completion

Your power retailer will organise the meter installation and liven the connection. They will begin billing you for your electricity.


Before you apply

  • Type of connection - permanent or temporary
  • Contact details of your qualified electrician or consultant
  • Required number of phases and amp size
  • Name of your electricity retailer
  • Letter from Auckland Council confirming the permanent street address of the property (only required for new subdivisions where the new addresses are not showing in Auckland Council Geomaps)
  • Preferred livening date and Vector approved livening inspector
  • Retailer account holder details (being the account holder that will pay the retailer bill)
  • If unmetered supply (e.g. for CCTV cameras, bus sign)
    • Will you use less than 3,000 kW annually?
    • Will consumption be less than 1 kVA?
    • Information as to the run time / hours of equipment
    • The consumption in watts
    • The unmetered fixture (e.g. 150W light, auto gate control, CCTV cameras, bus sign)
    • Will this be a constant supply (24/7)?

FAQs

You need to provide us with proof of the final address, so we can supply accurate information to the Electricity Authority when we create the ICP (Installation control point) for that address 


Once you are ready for your permanent supply, please contact your retailer who will organise this for you