Major connections

Ausgrid is your partner in network innovation with simpler and better value connections.
Two field workers doing major electrical works on a roof.
Two field workers doing major electrical works on a roof.

Ausgrid is powering Australia’s Energy Transition. As Australia's largest electricity distributor, we're here to fast-track your network connections, facilitate innovation and power future industry growth. Understanding the future requirements of large commercial customers is crucial to being able to deliver future network capacity.

Energising critical projects

Ausgrid is looking to identify, prioritise and enable new large customer loads through streamlined and transparent connection planning. Our dedicated major customer team offers individual consideration and support to major projects to accelerate and simplify connections.

Our connection processes for large commercial businesses offer:

Smart, faster connections with streamlined approvals

Pioneering initiatives in flexible connections and shared infrastructure

Supporting you at every stage

Whether you're just starting your project or working through your design, or ready to switch on, the major connections team is here to help.

1

Awareness

You’re at the start of your journey. 

Explore your electrification future with Ausgrid. Guided sessions, case studies, and forecasting tools help you assess opportunities and map power needs early.

2

Planning

You’re building your case.

Define your scope, budget, and benefits with feasibility assessments, load studies, and indicative costs, then finalise demand estimates and secure approvals.

3

Design

You’re in the technical detail stage.

Ausgrid supports solution design through technical alignment, project management, planning, and connection guidance before application submission and site coordination.

4

Delivery

You’re prepared to electrify.

When building begins, Ausgrid enables a smooth grid connection with scheduling, commissioning support, and optimisation, followed by final agreements, network works, and activation.

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