cost of increasing mic?

YoungLooney

Hi all,
I am looking into increasing the mic on an energy account. The current mic is 70 but i have noticed that the MD for december bills can go to 71or72kVA. I cant find the relavent information to tell me how much it would cost to increase the mic. A pdf from the cer said that increases were subject to a new connection fee but i looked into these charges and they tend to be a few thousand euro. Does anyone know how increasing the mic is charged? Is it a standing charge, or charge per kVA increase, or standing charge+charge per kVA increase, and what are the numbers on these?
cheers,
YoungLooney

Electric Ireland: David

Hi YoungLooney,

The first thing you would need to do (if you haven't already done so) is check with your electrician before making any changes to your MIC. There is a form to fill out (called the NC3) that needs to be sent to ESB Networks.

After the form is filled out, ESB Networks will prepare a written quotation for you. There is a fee involved for this. Networks always advise the customer of this.

As well as an initial fee, there would be an increase in charge per kva also. The price per kva of MIC is currently €0.0769/kva/per day.

The standing charge would remain the same.

ESB Networks would always discuss this with the customer. Please also see the following link:

ESB Networks Increasing Supply

Hope this helps. If you have any questions please let me know.

Thanks,

David.

heavydawson

Electric Ireland: David wrote: »

Hi YoungLooney,

The first thing you would need to do (if you haven't already done so) is check with your electrician before making any changes to your MIC. There is a form to fill out (called the NC3) that needs to be sent to ESB Networks.

After the form is filled out, ESB Networks will prepare a written quotation for you. There is a fee involved for this. Networks always advise the customer of this.

As well as an initial fee, there would be an increase in charge per kva also. The price per kva of MIC is currently €0.0769/kva/per day.

The standing charge would remain the same.

ESB Networks would always discuss this with the customer. Please also see the following link:

ESB Networks Increasing Supply

Hope this helps. If you have any questions please let me know.

Thanks,

David.

Hey David,
Where on the ESB network site can we get the current price per kva of MIC?

EI: Una

Hi Heavydawson,

I put your question to our colleagues ESB Networks and they advised there is no set answer to this, it is dependent on the individual customer. So they recommend contacting them directly (they do not have a presence on Boards.ie). Here is their contacts page.

Regards,
Una

ted1

A 2kv penalty breach is cheaper than paying an extra charge every month for having a higher MIC. With good energy management you should be able to prevent the breach.